JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

According to the UN, the RSF has been conducting deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects since early 2023 when it began conflicting with the Sudanese government forces. They also constitute war crimes as outlined in Article 8 of the Rome Statute. million have fled across the border to neighboring countries as refugees.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that between October 2023 and November 2024, the Israeli military attacked 67 hospitals, 56 primary healthcare centers, and 238 emergency medical teams. The IHA provides emergency services across Lebanon. It serves as the primary healthcare provider in areas that Israel repeatedly attacked.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Both Putin and Lvova-Belova had warrants issued against them by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2023 for the deportation of Ukrainian children.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This comes after an announcement made by the Kremlin last Thursday and marks Putin’s first journey to a member nation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since the court issued a warrant for his arrest in March 2023 over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We will work with partners to ensure that this has consequences for Ulaanbaatar.”

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2024

The ICC’s judges believe there are reasonable grounds to hold Shoigu and Gerasimov responsible for a series of missile strikes on Ukraine’s “electric infrastructure from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.” Reactions to the warrants have been swift.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2024

” In August 2023, the First Judicial District Court found that the right to a clean and healthful environment “includes climate as part of the environmental life-support system,” that the plaintiffs had legal standing, and that two Montana statutes were unconstitutional.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Those who spoke extensively, however, seem ready to reject the government’s argument that the statute of limitations at issue here is a strict jurisdictional rule, as opposed to a “mere” claims-processing rule, which could be waived in an appropriate case. Rather, i]t was, does the six-year statute apply or does the 12-year statute apply?

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

The strikes took place between August and November 2023 and resulted in significant civilian casualties in crowded markets and a funeral, according to a recent report by the international human rights organization. HRW called for an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation by the Burkinabe government into the drone strikes.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. Normally, the statute of limitations for a copyright violation is three years. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2024

According to a Court announcement, Sergei Kobylash, a Lieutenant General in the Russian Armed Forces, and Viktor Sokolov, a Navy Admiral, are accused of having ordered attacks on civilian objects and of having caused excessive incidental civilian harm, in violation of Article 8 of the Rome Statute. 2022 and Mar.

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Philippines became a party to the Rome Statute , the founding treaty of the ICC, in November 2011. However, it withdrew from it in 2018 in accordance with Article 127 of the statute. Following the commencement of the preliminary examination, the Philippines subsequently withdrew from the statute.

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JURIST

MAY 9, 2024

This series of attacks commenced in April 2023, with the start of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces, the RSF and other militias. He mentioned , “There are grounds to believe that presently Rome Statute crimes are being committed in Darfur by both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and affiliated groups.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2023

.” It also provides that “both Parties shall refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute before the Court or make it more difficult to resolve” On October 31, Guyana asked the court to indicate provisional measures under Article 41 of the ICJ statute.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

The new deadline is February 28, 2023. While the FCC also found Fox responsible for transmitting the segment to its affiliates nationwide in violation of the rule, the FCC did not fine Fox as a programming network because the one-year statute of limitations period applicable to non-broadcasters had expired.

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2024

Under the current international law, such as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , persecution on the basis of gender is impermissible and considered a crime against humanity. No one should ever be permitted to violate, segregate, silence or exclude people because of their gender,” Callamard said.

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JULY 19, 2023

State and federal courts have handed down rulings in Illinois cases so far this year that have altered the legal landscape for biometric privacy claims in the state, opened up an area of uncertainty for False Claims Act litigants and upheld a state statute tacking 6% prejudgment interest onto personal injury and wrongful death verdicts.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2025

Furthermore, HRW recommended the ratification of the Rome Statute to enable the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes that have occurred on Lebanese territory since October 2023.

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JURIST

JUNE 11, 2023

” Additionally, Smiley argues that the law violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because key terms of the statute are “impossibly vague and lack any ascertainable standards for determining whether or not the law has been violated.”

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2024

million people have been displaced inside and outside of the country since mid-April 2023 and that famine is “quickly closing in on millions of people in Darfur, Kordofan, Al Jazirah and Khartoum.” According to WFP, 18 million people are currently facing acute food insecurity in Sudan.

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JURIST

AUGUST 7, 2024

Throughout 2022 and 2023, the case saw extensive procedural developments, including the submission of preliminary objections by Russia , numerous declarations of intervention by third states, and a series of public hearings.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2023

A Court of Appeal in Kenya lifted the suspension on the controversial Finance Act 2023 on Friday. They questioned whether a presumed constitutional statute should be suspended before its constitutionality is challenged and they challenged the High Court’s decision, citing a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.

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JURIST

APRIL 14, 2024

Hunter Biden’s original motion to dismiss the charges alleged that the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2023, was unlawful under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations , which state that “The Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government.”

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A third complaint filed more than one year after dismissal of the original complaint did not fall within the savings statute and was time barred. 2023-01593-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. This third complaint was filed in September 2023. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations. In Abdou v. Brown , No.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

Washington’s Supreme Court declared Washington’s felony drug possession statute unconstitutional in 2021 because it made possession a felony, whether someone was aware of the drugs being on them or not. Lawmakers responded to the ruling by temporarily making drug possession a simple misdemeanor.

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Day on Torts

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A third complaint filed more than one year after dismissal of the original complaint did not fall within the savings statute and was time barred. 2023-01593-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. This third complaint was filed in September 2023. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations. In Abdou v. Brown , No.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Armenia’s most recent victory in the ICJ was an order in February 2023 which concluded that Azerbaijan needed to ensure “unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles and cargo along the Lachin Corridor.” On September 20, Azerbaijan imposed a ceasefire.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 10, 2024

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School) The fourth issue of the Revue critique de droit International privé of 2023 (available here ) was released online some time ago. It features two articles and several case notes. The full table of contents is available here.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2023

Members of the not-for-profit entity will elect the directors in accordance with its by-laws, articles of incorporation and the governing corporate statute. .” The trust will be administered by a permanent board consisting of nine Indigenous directors.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 3, 2023

Where plaintiff’s claims against defendant county were based on intentional torts, a one-year statute of limitations applied. 21, 2023), plaintiff was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy employed by defendant county. In Anderson v. Lauderdale County, Tennessee , No. W2022-00332-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Dismissal was affirmed on appeal.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2023

According to a report issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), from 25 th June 2023 to 30 th July 2023, at least 179 people, including women and children, are dead and 264 people are injured due to various rain-related incidents, mainly involving electrocution and building collapse.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2024

While the court typically does not permit such proceedings, Article 61 of the Rome Statute allows for confirmation of charges hearings to proceed in the absence of the suspect if all reasonable efforts to secure their appearance have been taken.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As Congress continued to legislatively develop the statute, courts also added common law nuance, including the law of patent eligibility. 2023) , highlights the current state of the law. Constitution authorizes Congress to legislatively create a patent system. The recent decision in Hawk Tech Sys. Castle Retail , — F.4th

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JURIST

JULY 22, 2024

Recent case law has affirmed this constitutional principle, such as the case of Aura v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health , which concerned the due process of three statutes enacted during Kenya’s 2023 health reforms.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Conventions & Instruments On 6 October 2023, Rwanda deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention and applied to become a Member of the HCCH. With the accession of Rwanda, the 1961 Apostille Convention now has 126 Contracting Parties. It will enter into force for Rwanda on 5 June 2024.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 19, 2025

21, 2025), the Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a pro se legal malpractice complaint based on the statute of limitations. The Court also pointed out that the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the plaintiffs conviction on November 10, 2022, and issued the mandate back to the trial court on January 26, 2023. Richardson , No.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 14, 2023

The statute of repose for defective improvements to real property did not apply where defendants were the property owners of the pipe culvert at issue in the case. 23, 2023), plaintiff property owner sued defendants, who owned the adjacent property, “for damages allegedly caused by the installation of a pipe culvert.” In Clayton v.

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Patently O

MARCH 31, 2025

Courts initially gave their fairly broad interpretation of the statute, but OPM later implemented narrow regulations that cut-off substantial overtime pay. by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has ordered sua sponte en banc review in Lesko v. United States , No. Raimondo , 603 U.S.

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