The French Parliament passed a new immigration law Tuesday aimed at controlling immigration and improving integration. The law, which was approved by the commission mixte paritaire (CMP) introduces significant changes to the government’s initial proposal and grants France the means to implement an assertive migration strategy. Titled “Bill to Control Immigration and Enhance Integration,” the [...]

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Samar Veer is JURIST’s Dispatches Managing Editor and a law student at National Law University, Delhi.  After several decades of being a dead letter, the Parliament of India has passed a long-debated bill that reserves a specific portion of seats for [...]

US District Judge Cormac J. Carney issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. The case is in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Carney found that the California law violates the Second Amendment of the [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern on Wednesday over human rights violations committed amidst the armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Wad Madani, Sudan. According to Türk, reports have reflected that at least 250,000 people have been displaced in Sudan thus far. In [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounced on Tuesday a cybercrime decree used against political opponents in Tunisia. Most recently, Tunisia sentenced Chaima Issa, a member of the opposition coalition National Salvation Front, and Sofiane Zneidi, a member of the largest opposition party Ennahda, under the decree. Tunisian President Kais Saied issued Decree-Law No. 2022-54 on September [...]

Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging a recently enacted Texas law, which gives state officials broad powers to arrest, prosecute and deport people who illegally cross the US-Mexico border. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB4 into law on Monday as the latest escalation of confrontations between the state and the federal government [...]

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Guantanamo Bay prisoner held by the US can bring a claim in the English and Welsh courts against UK authorities. The detainee, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (Zubaydah), alleged that British intelligence services asked the  CIA to interrogate Zubaydah and sent the spy agency numerous questions to elicit [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit temporarily enjoined the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from cutting Texas’ wire fencing at the US-Mexico border on Tuesday. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, which rejected Texas’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Circuit Judge Stuart [...]

The Indian Parliament witnessed a historic number of suspensions Tuesday as 141 opposition lawmakers were suspended for disrupting proceedings. The disruption, initiated by two individuals entering the Lok Sabha from the visitor’s gallery, raised concerns about parliamentary security. The suspensions began last Thursday when 14 Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) were suspended. 13 were from [...]

The EU reached a new migration agreement Wednesday that aims to overhaul migration and asylum processes as well as costs and regulations. The agreement also looks to limit the number of individuals entering the bloc. The Pact on Migration and Asylum encompasses five key proposals. Included are proposals to better screening regulations, develop a common [...]