This article is the fourth in a series covering attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]

The EU’s top court Wednesday refused an appeal by Russian billionaire and staunch Putin ally Gennady Timchenko. The oligarch was placed on the EU sanction list following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Timchenko, a long-standing tycoon in the energy sector, was heavily involved in Putin’s work within Russia as the CEO of Novatek, the [...]

A Texas federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday that ordered Texas to move its floating barrier from the Rio Grande’s main waters to the riverbank. US Senior District Judge David Alan Ezra granted the US Department of Justice’s request for the preliminary injunction pending a final judgment in the dispute between Texas [...]

Four Hong Kong university students attempted to file an appeal overturning their riot convictions and sentences on Tuesday. However, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal unanimously refused to grant them leave to appeal on the same day. Judge Derek Pang Wai-cheong asserted that the court is starting to lose patience with riot defendants, claiming they [...]

Francesca P. Albanese is an international lawyer and scholar, renowned for her contributions addressing the question of Palestinian refugees, which constitutes the most enduring and complex refugee crisis following World War II. She has penned numerous publications and analyses on the issue. In 2020, she collaborated with Lex Takkenberg to co-author the second edition of [...]

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) put six soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) on trial on Tuesday following the deaths of 56 people at an anti-UN demonstration on August 30. The soldiers face multiple charges such as crimes against humanity and inciting [...]

The UK government announced Wednesday that they would designate the Wagner Group, a mercenary group known for their involvement in the war in Ukraine, as a terrorist organization. As a result of the designation, it will be illegal for anyone within the UK for anyone to be a member of or support the Wagner Group. [...]

“The conflict is long. The conflict is brutal. The conflict is intense,” said David M. Crane, formerly a chief war crimes prosecutor with the UN. Global Accountability Network , an organization Crane founded to monitor atrocities around the globe, has been following the war since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. GAN has meticulously documented [...]

On Monday, Seoul witnessed a gathering of 50,000 educators demanding the protection of their rights and advocating for lawful regulation concerning overbearing parents. Related to this protest, the country has seen a rise in educators succumbing to suicide due to excessive pressure. The issue of excessive parental intrusion and demands has gained significant prominence following [...]

Edwin Gakunga is a student at the Kenya School of Law and a JURIST Assistant Editor. He files this dispatch from Nairobi.  Filing from the vibrant city of Nairobi, Kenya, I find myself privileged to be a part of history, reporting for JURIST at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) hosted right here at the iconic [...]