Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor for Long-Form Content The author, a Pakistani law student studying in the UK, argues that Pakistan’s judicial system is undergoing a transformative digital revolution aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and accessibility, through initiatives such as the National Judicial Automation Program and e-Court systems. Despite facing challenges like limited [...]
The Chilean government confirmed Friday the arrest in Costa Rica of a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda, a former Venezuelan military officer and dissident who was living as a refugee in Chile. The apprehension was executed in response to an Interpol red notice, prompting the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to [...]
Argentina’s Federal Court of Criminal Cassation revived a complaint alleging that Chinese state agents committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people in a judgement on Thursday. The complaint was filed by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, World Uyghur Congress and Lawyers for Uyghur Rights. The Court of Cassation ruled that the Court [...]
The Australian Federal Police announced Friday that an Army Private and her husband have been charged with preparing to commit espionage. The ADF private, Kira Korolev, and her husband, Igor Korolev, are both Russian-born and were arrested at their Brisbane home on Thursday. The AFP reports that the Korolevs frequently used Kira’s ADF work log-in [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced an informal review on Friday of a proposed network and spectrum sharing arrangement between telecommunication companies Optus Mobile Pty Ltd. (Optus) and TPG Telecom Limited (TPG). The commission cited the legal test under Section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), which prohibits acquisitions likely [...]
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday mostly upheld a lower court’s decision that prevents the rejection of absentee ballots with address variations for upcoming elections. This decision is expected to reduce the number of ballot rejections in the state. The legal dispute deals with interpreting an absentee ballot witness’s address, which involved a January [...]
Nearly two decades have passed, but Sammy remembers his father’s words clearly. Then a young professional, Sammy was out for a walk with his family in 2007 when they came across a convoy of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicles, he told me in a recent interview. His little brother asked what ISAF was, and [...]
The Indian Supreme Court granted bail Friday to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case. Kejriwal, the head of Delhi’s local government, has been in detention since March 2024 in multiple money laundering cases against him in an alleged liquor policy scam. The court emphasised that Kejriwal was granted interim bail due [...]
Nine Western embassies, including the US, criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that allows the government to detain people without warrants on Thursday. The joint statement issued by the Embassies of Canada, the EU, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the US expressed “grave concern” over South Sudan’s passage of [...]
Former veterans minister and ex-officer Johnny Mercer is facing potential imprisonment for refusing to disclose names of soldiers who allegedly told him about unlawful killings and cover-ups by UK special forces during the Afghanistan War, The Afghanistan Inquiry has said. In a ruling released on Thursday, Judge Haddon-Cave, Chair of the Inquiry notes in his [...]
