John Pesutto, leader of the Liberal Party in the Australian state of Victoria, said Monday that MP Moira Deeming’s presence at an anti-trans rally with neo-Nazi ties on Saturday is grounds for expulsion from the party. Pesutto told ABC radio that “Deeming not only attended this protest on the steps of Parliament, but was actively [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the federal government of Somalia Mondat released a report highlighting the frightening consequences of drought in Somalia. Compared to 2017 and 2018, the report states that famine-related deaths increased to at least 43,000 in 2022. The organization also decried the region’s lack of humanitarian aid. According to aid [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron Monday survived a vote of no confidence by a slim margin of nine votes. The vote against Macron’s cabinet was sparked by the President’s decision to bypass Parliament last week, “forcing through” a pension reform to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64. On March 12, the bill was [...]

The Russian Investigative Committee Monday announced that Russia has opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding its arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin. The committee claims that the ICC’s decision was “unlawful” and that Putin holds immunity to the warrant. The committee launched its criminal case against the members of the [...]

In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada, Mélanie Cantin conducted an interview with Professor François Larocque, a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law in the French common law program, where she is a second-year student. Professor Larocque also holds the position within the university of Research [...]

In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, this interview is published first in French. An English translation is available here. En l’honneur de la Journée internationale de la francophonie, la correspondante en chef de JURIST pour le Canada, Mélanie Cantin a eu le privilège d’interviewer le professeur François Larocque, professeur à la Faculté de [...]

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong Monday announced that Australia is imposing sanctions against Iran over the country’s human rights violations amid ongoing protests against the death of Mahsa Amini. The sanctions will also target Iran’s supply of drones to Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine. Wong said that Australia was applying “targeted financial [...]

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa.  In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, this dispatch was published first in French; that version is available here. In honour of [...]

In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, this dispatch is published first in French. An English translation is available here. Lisez l’entrevue complète ici.  En l’honneur de la journée internationale de la francophonie, j’ai eu le privilège d’interviewer le professeur François Larocque, professeur titulaire en droit linguistique à la faculté de droit de l’université [...]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Sunday that he suspended a ceasefire with the Clan del Golfo, Colombia’s largest drug trafficking cartel. Petro’s decision was triggered by allegations of rifle attacks by the organization against police forces. The Colombian government unveiled a bilateral ceasefire with the organization on December 31, 2022. However, the government already had [...]