The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume construction on the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas, including within Big Bend National Park. In a four-page, unsigned opinion, the Court cited §102(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), which “gives the Department [...]

Several UN experts, including six special rapporteurs and members of Working Groups on Arbitrary Detention and Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, on Monday called on the government of Sri Lanka to revise the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) to ensure the bill is consistent with international human rights law. The experts stated: [...]

Sudanese military authorities on Sunday detained Ahmed Haroun, a former senior government official wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur. Haroun’s National Congress Party confirmed his detention in a statement Sunday, demanding his release and saying authorities had provided no justification. Accounts differed over [...]

Once again this year, the specter of state-sponsored murder—otherwise known as judicial execution—stains the American Jewish community’s commemoration of Kristallnacht. The German word for the “Night of Broken Glass,” Kristallnacht was an infamous pogrom that the governing Nazis, Hitler Youth and German civilians perpetrated against the Jews across Germany eighty-eight years ago, on November 9–10, [...]

Perhaps playing with Islamic jurisprudence is a pastime for old jurists. If so, I happily plead guilty. Legal doctrines should not remain imprisoned in classical treatises while new forms of harm emerge beyond their historical imagination. What is the value of a legal principle if it never leaves the library to confront the legal challenges [...]

Amnesty International urged world leaders Sunday to end government support for the fossil fuel industry and accelerate an equitable transition to renewable energy ahead of the UN climate conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye. Responding to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) warning that global warming is on course to exceed 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, Marta Schaaf, [...]

Judge Ana Reyes of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said Saturday that she intends to appoint former US Attorney Jessie Liu as a special master to investigate possible ethical violations by government lawyers in litigation over President Donald Trump’s plans to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. In a November 7 minute [...]

The Paraguayan Senate voted Friday to remove President Santiago Peña from office for poor performance of his duties following the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank. The decision was unanimous among senators present. The lower-house Chamber of Deputies had approved the impeachment accusation Thursday with 78 votes in favor. Lawmakers alleged conflicts of interest arising [...]

Somalia’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the terms of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the federal parliament have expired, ordering political leaders to agree on an electoral framework within 30 days and hold elections within 90 days. The five-judge panel held that constitutional changes extending presidential and parliamentary terms from four to five years did [...]