Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is JURIST’s European Bureau Chief and a trainee with the Law Society of Ireland. She files this dispatch from Dublin. Irish criminal barristers have withdrawn their services as of [...]
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US to unfreeze $6B Iran assets in exchange for prisoner release
The US State Department informed Congress on Monday that it would be waiving sanctions and unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian assets at banking institutions to be used for “humanitarian aid” in exchange for five US citizens held as prisoners in Iran. The exchange has allegedly been in the works for some time, with talks beginning [...]
UK investigator concludes PM Rishi Sunak breached conduct rules for failing to declare interest
The UK parliamentary commissioner concluded Thursday that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak breached Member of Parliament (MP) rules by failing to declare a relevant interest to the Liaison Committee in March 2023. Sunak failed to be “open and frank” in declaring his interest in a childcare agency in which his wife is a shareholder. Such childcare [...]
France prosecutors charge former president Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and illegal financing
French prosecutors announced Friday they referred an investigation into former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged involvement with Libyan financiers to court. Sarkozy and his twelve co-defendants will stand trial on charges such as corruption and illegal financing in 2025. Two financial judges endorsed Sarkozy’s transfer to a criminal court for the examination of suspicions regarding [...]
New Zealand senior medical officials launch first ever strike action
Senior doctors and dentists in New Zealand announced their intentions to strike Monday following unsuccessful pay negotiations with New Zealand’s public health agency, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. This will mark the first time that the union representing senior medical officials, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, has gone on strike. In a press [...]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday that it will end its financial support of Afghan hospitals. In a statement to Reuters, the ICRC commented that their program in Afghanistan is expected to be phased out at the end of August. “The ICRC does not have the mandate nor the resources to [...]
US Attorney General appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden case
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he would be appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden is accused of tax and firearms offenses. Garland stated that David Weiss would be taking over the case United States v. Robert Hunter Biden and [...]
Kenya Waits as the Finance Act Goes to Court: Considering the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The last four or so weeks have been dramatic in Kenyan corridors of power because of the controversial Finance Act, 2023. It is not only one of the first major laws that was pushed through by the new Kenya Kwanza government which came to power in September 2022, but it is also a law that [...]
Advocacy groups file lawsuit challenging Florida immigration law
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the recently enacted Florida immigration law SB 1718, one of the strictest immigration laws in the US. The suit focuses mainly on Section 10, the portion of the [...]
Strengthening Global Justice: Renewed Commitment to Equal Access Should Mark ICC Anniversary Year
July 17 is the Day of International Criminal Justice. This year it also marks 25 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). ICC member countries will gather today at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to discuss strengthening political and practical support for [...]