The European Commission Tuesday presented the European Chips Act–a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at developing a thriving semiconductor ecosystem and enhancing supply chain resilience–in an effort to emerge as a global leader in the semiconductor industry. The proposal by the Commission comes against the backdrop of huge semiconductor supply chain shortages and extreme global dependence [...]

Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST on the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Canada’s capital that has paralyzed the city for over a week. Here, 3L Amanda Werger reports. In the wake of the rampant hate symbols seen at the “Freedom Convoy”, both the Liberal and NDP parties have plans [...]

Law students from the University of Ottawa are filing dispatches for JURIST on the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Canada’s capital that has paralyzed the city for over a week. Here, 3L Andrew  Warkintin reports. In a press conference in downtown Ottawa Wednesday afternoon, “Freedom Convoy” organizers and supporters doubled-down, saying they’re still dug in and [...]

Congolese authorities have failed to investigate or take meaningful legislative action with respect to the killings of 40 indigenous children and upwards of two dozen adult members of the Iyeke people during a violent massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. “The silence surrounding the horrific [...]

Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary.   The Coutts Blockade remains, despite the government of Alberta loosening restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, blockade protestors are saying they will remain until all restrictions are gone, and Justin Trudeau is no longer Prime Minister of Canada. “We’re [...]

The Italian Parliament voted Tuesday to include the protection of animals and the environment in the nation’s constitution. Prior to the amendment, Article Nine protected the “natural landscape and the historical and artistic heritage of the Nation.” Now, the Article includes a mandate to protect the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems, and animals “in the interest of [...]

Marie Anderson, Police Ombudsman for Nothern Ireland, released a 344-page report Tuesday identifying operational failures and “collusive behaviors” by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in the 1990s. Anderson’s office investigates civilian complaints about police in Northern Ireland. During the Northern Ireland Conflict, or “the Troubles,” Northern Ireland saw explosive conflict between loyalists, mostly Protestants, and [...]

We all recall the famous photo in 1938 of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stepping off his plane holding up an agreement with Adolf Hitler that averted a possible conflict with Germany. He gave away the Sudetenland and the political independence of Czechoslovakia to do so. Chamberlain proudly declared “peace in our time.” [...]

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a statement Tuesday expressing concern for the safety of four women who disappeared after participating in a women’s rights protest in Afghanistan. The Taliban returned to power in 2021 after being ousted by the US-led invasion in 2001. Since their [...]

Several UN agencies released a joint statement Tuesday condemning the death of a Venezuelan baby during a maritime interception by the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard. The intercepted vessel was fired upon while carrying Venezuelan refugees, which has become common in the Caribbean due to domestic turmoil in Venezuela. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees [...]