International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called Sunday for an end to the violence that has recently taken place in the Gaza Strip and raised the possibility of ICC prosecutions against Israel and Hamas. In her statement, Bensouda cautioned both sides about the “deteriorating situation” that has engulfed the region: Since 30 March [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Massachusetts weapon ban, finding that the weapons banned fall outside of the scope of the Second Amendment . The law faced controversy from gun owners after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy expanded the definition of guns [...]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed concern over renewed violence and reports of chemical weapons attacks against civilians in Douma, Syria. According to Guterres, he has received reports of airstrikes and shelling, violence resulting in civilians’ death, destruction of property, and allegations of chemical weapons attack against civilians. He referred to the particular use [...]
Here’s the international legal news we covered this week: David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Catalonian leaders. A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president [...]
Here’s the domestic legal news we covered this week: Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 2739 on Thursday, also known as the Our Choice, Our Care Act. The Attorneys General from 14states, led by New York Attorney General Schneiderman filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US District Court [...]
David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Catalonian leaders. Kaye said: I am concerned that charges of rebellion for acts that do not involve violence or incitement to violence may interfere [...]
A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role during Catalonia’s independence movement. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia’s independence from Spain in October and after facing charges including rebellion, fled to Belgium. Puigdemont had attended a conference in Finland and was attempting [...]
Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 2739 on Thursday, also known as the Our Choice, Our Care Act. This bill will allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to people with terminal illnesses who are deemed to have six months or less to live. The bill has strict requirements before the drugs can be prescribed. Two [...]
UN human rights experts on Friday urged the international community to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence. Palestinian protestors assembled in Gaza on Land Day to call for their right to return to their homes. In response, to [...]
A Brazilian federal judge on Thursday issued a warrant for former president Luiz Inacio da Silva’s arrest. Judge Sergio Moro issued the arrest warrant several hours after the Supreme Federal Court’s denial of a request for habeas corpus from da Silva, who wanted to remain free while he appealed his 12-year prison sentence. The former [...]
