Lebanon: Special Tribunal Indicts Journalists and Media Organizations for...
(May 6, 2014) On April 24, 2014, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, a hybrid international/domestic court, charged two journalists and their respective media organizations, a TV station and a print...
View ArticleCongo, The Democratic Republic of the: Rape Convictions of Only Two of 39...
(May 13, 2014) On May 5, 2014, a military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found two soldiers guilty of rape and 24 others guilty of looting and other crimes. The two were among 39...
View ArticleNigeria: New Immigration Law Enacted
(June 5, 2015) On May 25, 2015, outgoing Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law new immigration legislation that repealed and replaced the 1963 Immigration Act. (Jonathan Signs...
View ArticleFrance/Rwanda: Genocide Convictions
(July 29, 2016) On July 6, 2016, a court in Paris convicted two former local officials of “crimes against humanity,” “genocide,” and “widespread and systematic practice of summary executions” in a...
View ArticleDenmark/European Court of Human Rights: Violation of Human Rights by...
(Aug. 5, 2016) On May 24, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber, sitting en banc, issued a ruling on the Biao v. Denmark case, finding that Denmark had violated article 14 of...
View ArticleCambodia: Life Sentences of Khmer Rouge Officials Upheld
(Dec. 1, 2016) On November 23, 2016, the Supreme Court Chamber (SCC) of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), a special Cambodian human rights court, upheld on appeal the life...
View ArticleIsrael: First Female Judge Selected for Muslim Religious Court
(Apr. 27, 2017) On April 25, 2017, the Qadis (Muslim law judges) Appointment Committee in Israel selected Hana Mansour-Khatib, a female jurist, for the position of a Sharia (Islamic law) court judge....
View ArticleNetherlands: Draft Law on New International Commercial Court
(Aug. 11, 2017) On July 18, 2017, Stef Blok, Minister of Security and Justice of the Netherlands, submitted draft legislation to the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on the establishment...
View ArticleItaly: New Legislation on Honorary Judges
(Sept. 28, 2017) On July 18, 2017, new legislation amending the statute on honorary judges and other judges entered into effect in Italy. (Legislative Decree No. 116 of July 13, 2017, Organic Reform of...
View ArticleGermany: Regional Court of Frankfurt Establishes English-Speaking Chamber for...
(Dec. 6, 2017) On November 2, 2017, the German Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (Landgericht Frankfurt am Main) reported that they will establish an English-speaking Chamber for Commercial Matters...
View ArticleItaly: Law Amending Compensation System for Judges and Lawyers Takes Effect
(May 16, 2018) On April 24, 2018, a new law amending the compensation system for certain judges and lawyers came into effect in Italy, which among other things encourages lawyers to enable documents...
View ArticleItaly: Constitutional Court Rules on Constitutionality of Prison Benefits...
(Sept. 17, 2018) On July 11, 2018, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the constitutional legitimacy of article 58-quater of Law No. 354 of 1975 regarding prison benefits for persons...
View ArticleChina: Supreme Court Issues Rules on Internet Courts, Allowing for Blockchain...
(Sept. 21, 2018) On September 3, 2018, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation on the hearing of cases by the country’s newly created internet courts. Taking effect on...
View ArticleChina: International Commercial Courts and International Commercial Expert...
(Oct. 26, 2018) On June 25, 2018, China’s highest court, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), issued a judicial interpretation on the establishment of the China International Commercial Courts (CICCs)....
View ArticleChina: Supreme People’s Court Designated as Appeals Court for Highly...
(Nov. 29, 2018) On October 26, 2018, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee issued the Decision on Several Issues Concerning the Litigation Procedures in Patent and Other...
View ArticleGermany: Federal Fiscal Court Revokes Nonprofit Status of ATTAC
(Mar. 20, 2019) In a decision published on February 27, 2019, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH), Germany’s supreme court for tax and customs matters, held that the activist group...
View ArticleItaly: New Legislation on Honorary Judges
(Sept. 28, 2017) On July 18, 2017, new legislation amending the statute on honorary judges and other judges entered into effect in Italy. (Legislative Decree No. 116 of July 13, 2017, Organic Reform of...
View ArticleGermany: Regional Court of Frankfurt Establishes English-Speaking Chamber for...
(Dec. 6, 2017) On November 2, 2017, the German Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (Landgericht Frankfurt am Main) reported that they will establish an English-speaking Chamber for Commercial Matters...
View ArticleItaly: Law Amending Compensation System for Judges and Lawyers Takes Effect
(May 16, 2018) On April 24, 2018, a new law amending the compensation system for certain judges and lawyers came into effect in Italy, which among other things encourages lawyers to enable documents...
View ArticleItaly: Constitutional Court Rules on Constitutionality of Prison Benefits...
(Sept. 17, 2018) On July 11, 2018, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the constitutional legitimacy of article 58-quater of Law No. 354 of 1975 regarding prison benefits for persons...
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