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Berkeley Law recently announced a new artificial intelligence policy that, absent a professor’s decision to opt out, bans almost all AI use in students’ coursework and exams. Other law schools may soon follow suit. These bans teach the wrong lesson and should not become the standard policy at law schools. Berkeley’s policy explicitly recognizes that [...]

Samridh Chaturvedi is a JURIST correspondent and a third-year law student at the School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) where he covers legal, policy, and human rights developments in India. On June 11, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court delivered a bail order that extends quite a bit further than its [...]

More than 200 civil society groups and advocates on Monday called for an immediate halt to the use of artificial intelligence systems in military “kill chains,” warning that AI-accelerated warfare risks facilitating violations of international criminal, human rights and humanitarian law. The statement warned that AI systems embedded in kill chains are accelerating the speed [...]

Amnesty International reported Monday that Cambodia’s high-profile crackdown on cyber-scam compounds has failed to dismantle most operations and has left trafficking victims without meaningful protection, raising concerns about state accountability and enforcement efforts. In the new report, Amnesty documented evidence from 73 survivors originating from 16 countries who were allegedly subjected to human trafficking, forced labor, [...]

Thousands of youth protested in India on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized the protest in response to a perceived failure of the Ministry to handle the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) controversy. On Sunday, organizers posted a video on X, making reference to [...]

Justice Nyaundi of Nairobi’s Milimani High Court on May 29 issued an urgent conservatory order suspending any move to establish the planned US-backed Ebola quarantine center. The conservatory order was granted following a petition by the Katiba Institute, barring officials from opening or approving the facility until the case is fully heard before the Court. [...]

Amnesty International reported on Thursday that tech companies have used unlawful web scraping to collect large volumes of online data for the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, in violation of the right to privacy and other human rights standards. The organization called for the prohibition of such data collection systems and urged governments [...]

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said Tuesday that the federal lawful access bill requires further amendments to strengthen privacy protections for Canadians, despite the government’s previous efforts. If enacted, Bill C-22 would authorize law enforcement officers to obtain subscriber information from electronic service providers for criminal investigations. Dufresne urged Parliament to limit the bill’s definition [...]

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has settled its first national case with a school district over harm to children’s mental health.  The terms of the settlement with Breathitt County School District in eastern Kentucky are confidential. However, the district initially sought over $60 million to cover the costs of treating the injuries caused [...]

Jamelah Zidan is a US correspondent for JURIST and a law student at Vermont Law and Graduate School. On May 12, NYU Langone Health, a major hospital network in the state of New York, disclosed that it had received a federal grand jury subpoena from prosecutors in Texas state. The subpoena demands the names of [...]