Search Results for: revolution

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.  Don’t say it. Don’t do it. Don’t show it. Don’t post it. Don’t speak about it. Don’t show any expressions. Don’t [...]

As an underdeveloped country, Myanmar has long been vulnerable to corporate crimes. Since the country’s transition to democracy in 2010, it has faced pressure to implement effective reforms and regulations for companies, particularly in relation to foreign investments. One crucial aspect of these reforms has been the protection of human rights (HR) violated by corporations. [...]

It’s an uncommon association, but certain connections have been suggested between sovereignty (the highest form of earthly authority) and offerings of immortality. For the most part, at the level of philosophical investigation, such connections have not always been subtle. Observes G F Hegel (1820) in The Philosophy of Right: “The state is the march of [...]

Pope Francis Wednesday approved historic reforms granting women the right to vote in the Synod of Bishops, an assembly of bishops from around the world which gathers regularly to discuss Church matters and advise the Pope. The move reflects continued pressures the Pope has faced to grant women greater representation within the Roman Catholic Church, [...]

On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in Tehran, Iran in the custody of the country’s so-called morality police. In the six months since her death, Amini has inspired a mass wave of protests across Iran. Azadeh* is a young female lawyer in Iran. She began her legal studies in 2013, and has since [...]

The UK Government on Thursday revealed their newest environmental policies to ensure energy security for the UK. The plans include schemes to drive investment in renewable energy as well as a consultation addressing carbon leakage that could result in a border tax on carbon-intensive goods. These ‘Green Day’ plans, set out by Energy Security Secretary, [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a main competitive advantage for the 21st century is rapidly gaining momentum on the world stage. Its accelerating capabilities and potential are so significant that it will transform nearly all aspects of our societies, including the economy, education, healthcare, the law, national security, and beyond. It is becoming the driver for [...]

As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his new Republican House majority threaten the pipeline of U.S. aid to Ukraine, more than one observer has noted the irony in the fact that the mantle of the antiwar cause has now been assumed by the right. The images of protestors being beaten outside the Democratic National Convention in [...]

Iranian Judicial Chief Gholem-Hossein Mohseni Monday announced that more than 82,000 people have been pardoned, including more than 22,000 people arrested after participating in anti-government protests. Mohseni made the announcement in an interview with the website of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The state-affiliated Islamic Republic News Agency detailed that this pardon was based on a [...]

Marisa Wright is a US National Correspondent for JURIST, and a 2L at Harvard Law School.   Anti-choicers are continuing their march toward near-total control over reproductive health in the United States. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade last June, anti-abortion proponents have turned their attention to trying to ban medication abortion and even birth [...]