A family court in Japan declared it unconstitutional to require an individual to undergo gender-affirming surgery to obtain identification in line with their gender. The Shizuoka Family Court in Central Japan struck down the law, previously upheld as constitutional by Japan’s Supreme Court in 2019, last week. The Thursday verdict, which has been widely celebrated [...]
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G7 agriculture ministers agree to help Ukraine restore food systems amid war
The Group of 7 (G7) Agriculture Ministers Sunday agreed to assist Ukraine as it rebuilds its agriculture system and condemned Russia’s “war of aggression” on Ukraine. The ministers stated: We stand ready to support the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine, including by sharing our experience, knowledge and expertise regarding demining of agricultural land, and by [...]
Congress Must Fix FOIA in Light of Russian Bounties on US Troops
After bombshell reports by The New York Times and Washington Post revealed President Trump spent weeks ignoring the National Security Council’s warnings of COVID-19’s impending spread to the U.S., Jules Zacher and I proposed in The Rule of Law Post that Congress amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and designate the National Security Council [...]
Rights groups: 'less-lethal' weapons can have deadly consequences
So-called "less-lethal" weapons used by law enforcement can have deadly consequences , Amnesty International (AI) and the Omega Research Foundation said in a briefing presented Monday to the UN Crime Congress in Doha,...
Europe rights court finds Italy police beating at 2001 G-8 summit was torture
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that the beating of a 62-year-old man by an Italian police officer during the Genoa G-8 summit in July of 2001 amounted to...
Japan lawmakers approve international child abduction treaty
The Japanese parliament approved a bill on Wednesday adopting the Hague convention on resolving cross-border abductions of children. Parliament unanimously passed the treaty in response to international pressure for Tokyo to address concerns...
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case dealing with a parent's ability to sue for custody in the US when a court has determined that the child's normal residence is...
Japan announced Friday that they will be signing the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction at next week's G8 summit . Signatories of the Convention are required to return a child who...
Five Japanese citizens filed suit in the Tokyo District Court on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a civil law that forces married couples to choose a single surname. The plaintiffs claim that Article 750 of...
Italy appeals court upholds police convictions for 2001 G8 summit
An Italian appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of 15 police officers, prison guards, and medical staff found guilty of abusing anti-globalization protesters taken into custody during the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...