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“That calm before the storm, when the aggressor is gathering new forces for a great blow, is most dangerous for the defender.” Carl von Clausewitz, On War A Gathering of New Forces Whether with contrived enthusiasm or calculated strategy, Iran is “gathering new forces for a great blow” against Israel. For the moment, at least, [...]

Nigeria’s labour unions announced on Tuesday that they would officially pause an indefinite strike over minimum wages to conclude negotiations with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the strike on Monday, spurred to action by a widespread cost of living crisis that has left witness [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that the detention of non-citizens without a bond hearing violated their due process rights under the US Constitution, upholding a lower court decision. Judge Carney delivered the opinion of the two judge panel, which consolidated two cases, where noncitizens were held pending removal proceedings [...]

The United States sanctioned five current and former Ugandan officials on Thursday for their involvement in corrupt practices and human rights violations, making the individuals ineligible for entry into the US. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, former Minister of Karamoja Affairs Mary Goretti Kututu, former Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu and Minister [...]

Thai activist musician Chai-amorn Kaewwiboonpan was sentenced by the Criminal courts on Monday to four years of imprisonment for actions deemed insulting to Thailand’s monarchy and for violating the country’s Computer Crime Act. The charges stem from an incident in 2021 where Chai-amorn publicly admitted to burning a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn. He [...]

Saudi Arabia appointed Dr Faisal Al-Mujfel as its first ambassador to Syria since relations were severed in 2012 on Sunday. This appointment comes after Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Syria earlier this year. The diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Syria initially deteriorated following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, sparked [...]

JP Leskovich is a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and JURIST’s News Managing Editor. He filed this dispatch from Phoenix. This is the first of several dispatches he will be filing over the next few days providing exclusive coverage of the Constitutional Convention proceedings as an embedded reporter for JURIST.   [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the Palestinian city of Rafah — the last major population center in the Gaza Strip following months of violent conflict. In this explainer, we unpack the situation in Gaza, the case against Israel, Israel’s response, and the basics [...]

A chorus of US politicians including President Joe Biden has decried International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, alongside three senior Hamas leaders. US officials slammed the ICC’s perceived “equivalence” of Israel and Hamas, the latter [...]

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,”  so taught civil rights campaigner and feminist Rita Mae Brown. There is no more fitting maxim for the broken American system that in 2024 has allowed Donald Trump to return as a major political party’s presumptive nominee for its highest office. [...]