Hungary and the Netherlands announced on Thursday that they are requesting an opt-out from EU asylum procedure regulations so that they can maintain control of their own asylum policies. In a post on X, Hungary’s Minister for European Affairs Janos Boka noted that they will take the necessary legal steps, while remaining a committed member [...]

The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) of Manitoba filed a claim seeking legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg on Thursday. The claim for personhood is based on Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be [...]

The Georgia State Election Board approved a new on rule on Friday, which will require all paper ballots to be counted by hand for the election in November. The rule will require three poll officers to independently count each box of ballots. Any discrepancies found between the hand count and recorded totals are required to [...]

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Nevada Green Party’s request to reinstate its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, on Nevada’s 2024 general election ballot. This decision leaves in place a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that bars Stein and the Green Party from appearing on the ballot. The controversy began when the Nevada [...]

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the government’s disregard for the constitution, independent oversight organizations, and civil society. In a press statement issued during the Fourth Civic Space Protection Summit, KHRC condemned what it described as a culture of impunity within the state and urged Gilbert Masengeli, the immediate-former [...]

Thirty-four Tunisian lawmakers submitted a bill on Friday seeking to amend the country’s election oversight mechanisms by removing the independent Administrative Court’s ability to rule on electoral disputes. This proposal comes ahead of the presidential election scheduled for October 6, 2024, and aims to shift jurisdiction to the general appellate courts for election result challenges. [...]

Amnesty International on Friday called for an international investigation into simultaneous explosions across Lebanon and Syria which killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931. The rights group highlighted that the use of explosive devices in civilian areas constitutes an indiscriminate attack, breaching international humanitarian law. Amnesty International deputy director for [...]

When analyzing an Israeli attack on Hezbollah using the principles of the law of armed conflict (LOAC)—specifically military necessity, proportionality, discrimination, and unnecessary suffering—it is critical to break down each principle and apply it to the given scenario. This analysis assumes that the attack involved the use of pagers and electronic detonation, targeting Hezbollah as [...]

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty remains constitutional for serious offenses, including murder. However, the court ordered the government to amend criminal procedures within two years to better protect the right to life. The case challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for intentional homicide and killings linked to other crimes [...]

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship had not been verified can now vote in state and local elections, which could significantly impact key state ballot measures and tight legislative races. Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer, writing for the court, said: “We are unwilling on these facts to [...]