Low voter turnout has invalidated the referendum from Sunday in which Hungarian citizens voted to oppose any EU mandatory placement of refugees. The proposed plan sought to share 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the 28-member bloc through imposition of mandatory quotas. The Hungarian government had opposed the imposition of the plan, along with other countries, and [...]

Colombian voters on Sunday narrowly rejected the peace deal negotiated between President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The deal, rejected by 50.2 percent of voters, would have established an official end to the guerrilla warfare that has been plaguing the country for more than [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael T. Morley of Barry University School of Law discusses the recent Newby case in regard to the necessity of proof-of-citizenship required by Alabama, Georgia and Kansas … Citizenship, a time-honored concept that traces back to the world’s earliest republics, is generally accepted as a legitimate requirement for membership in a political [...]

The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne in Canada has introduced its own legal system independent of the country’s federal system. This marks the first instance of an indigenous people creating its own legal system in Canada. While First Nation band councils have passed and enforced legislation on reserves for years, the new court framework was [...]

Hungarian citizens gathered on Sunday to vote on a European Union (EU) referendum regarding the relocation of refugees and migrants among member states. The proposed plan seeks to share 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the 28-member bloc through imposition of mandatory quotas. Under the mandatory quota system, Hungary would receive less than 1,300 asylum seekers. However, [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Gilbert of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses a decision by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the Newby case, in reaction to Alabama, Kansas and Georgia’s requirement on proof of citizenship before voting… For years, states have been sounding the alarm about voter fraud and pushing laws [...]

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission announced on Saturday that the next presidential election, originally scheduled for November, would be pushed back to 2018. The commission stated that it needs more time to prepare supplies and voter registration lists. The announcement has led to violent protests in the country and greater calls for [...]

UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng condemned remarks made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte comparing his war on drugs to the genocide of Jews by Hitler. Duterte addressed comparisons to Hitler and said on Friday he would be “happy to slaughter” millions of drug dealers in the Philippines. Dieng said these [...]

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has warned militant groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) to leave the schools they are currently occupying or face forceful eviction by UN troops. According to the UN, 10,000 children have been unable to attend schools this year because militants have occupied [...]

Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff) has agreed to pay a $412 million settlement, of which up to $213 million are criminal penalties imposed in connection with a widespread scheme involving the bribery of officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Libya—a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) [...]