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The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 stands as a cornerstone treaty in the realm of international law, delineating the structure for diplomatic interactions between sovereign states. This pivotal agreement secures the rights and protections of diplomatic missions, granting diplomats the freedom to execute their duties without hindrance or intimidation from the host nation. [...]

The Russian authorities opened 70 cases in 2023, either for state treason or for confidential cooperation with a foreign state or organization, according to a report from the human rights organization Perviy Otdel, comprising Russian activist lawyers, released on Thursday detailing the alarming outcomes of the year. Out of the 70 new cases initiated in [...]

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Thursday declined to sign the Anti-homosexuality Bill that sought to impose harsher sanctions on same-sex sexual conduct. Instead, Museveni sent the bill back down to Parliament. The move comes amidst international calls for Museveni to reject the bill. According to a press release from Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement [...]

Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation would not have happened if more than two Republican Senators had earlier stood up against the rush to confirm a new Supreme Court justice in the blazing heat of a highly contentious election and in a climate suggesting the basest of partisan motivations. Had Republican Senate ranks contained more true [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, in part two of this two part series, continues his discussion on how Higher Law supports the prospective impeachment of President Trump... II. What is to be done when positive law...

JURIST Guest Columnist Tung Yin of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon discusses recent terrorism trials...On August 7, 1998, al Qaeda terrorists simultaneously attacked the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania with massive truck bombs, killing a combined...

Following up this story reported in Paper Chase yesterday, the US military on Monday took disciplinary action against 18 soldiers who refused to go on a mission in Iraq, believing it to be too dangerous. Although the military refused...