ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the 2018 case, the plaintiffs were found not to have standing because their interest in not suffering damage from climate change was not considered an individual interest to be protected (see Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe for more discussion). Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2024

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan announced his plans to complete the investigations into war crimes committed in Libya by the end of 2025 on Wednesday at the Security Council. The first phase will be dedicated to completing investigations between May 2024 and the end of 2025.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned the injunction, reinstating the beneficial ownership information (BOI) filing requirementand granting some deadline extensions. As of January 6, 2025, when this newsletter was circulated, reporting companies are no longer obligated to submit BOI reports. You are greatly appreciated.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

He will leave office on February 12, 2025. In December 2024, the Romanian Constitutional Court decided to halt the presidential elections as President Iohannis declassified internal intelligence documents indicating Russian interference with the elections. President Iohannis issued a press statement announcing his resignation.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2025

The Committee of Ministers issued a decision following meetings between March 4 and 6, 2025. The Committee of Ministers’ meetings sought the supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) 2024 judgment in Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea). 1 and Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 committed by Russian authorities.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Meeting in Vienna and Riga, the Core Group, comprising representatives from various countries, welcomed Ukraine’s ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which includes the Kampala Amendment on the crime of aggression. This move demonstrates Ukraine’s commitment to international law and justice.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from a Kentucky utility company to temporarily block an Environmental Protection Agency rule governing the disposal of coal ash while a challenge to it moves forward in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Representing the EPA, U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 8, 2025

Tran is scheduled for a hearing on January 9, 2025, at the People’s Court of Hanoi, facing serious charges under Article 331 of Vietnam’s penal code , which could result in a prison sentence of up to seven years.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Share Members of the public who want to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court can now apply through an online lottery to obtain advance reservations for seats at those arguments. Under the new pilot program, anyone who wants to attend a specific oral argument can enter an online lottery through the courts website.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In June of 2024, a junta-backed court revoked Bazoum of his presidential immunity, paving the way for a potential trial, although no date has been set. Further diplomatic isolation could also occur, as Niger already left the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) in February 2025.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Kenya’s High Court of Garissa ruled on Wednesday that the Kenyan government’s refusal to issue identification documents to ethnic Kenyan Somali nationals was unconstitutional and infringed on their rights. The post Kenya high court affirms citizenship rights of Kenyan Somali nationals appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Prominent Ugandan political activist and lawyer Norbert Mao announced on Monday that the case concerning prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye, is in the course of transfer from the Ugandan Court Martial to the High Court. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that civilians are not subject to military tribunals.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court's 2024-2025 patent docket has a growing number of cases awaiting consideration. Two cases raise what I see as core substantive patent law issues outside of eligibility: Converter Manufacturing questions the court's long-standing approach to prior art enablement.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 31, 2025

HCCH Monthly Update: March 2025 Membership On 5 March 2025, Rwanda deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, becoming the 92 nd Member of the HCCH. Conventions & Instruments On 1 March 2025, the 2005 Choice of Court Convention entered into force for North Macedonia. More information is available here.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

(Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg) Is it a sign of a healthy judiciary when the countrys largest professional association of lawyers has to formally vote on whether Supreme Court justices should follow basic ethical rules? Asking for an American in the year 2025. Public trust in the Supreme Court is already in freefall.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

From the files of "Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All" comes the opinion of the Supreme Court of New Mexico in State v. Lensegrav, 2025 WL 558246 (N.M. The court described the facts of the case as.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday for a Wisconsin Catholic charity requesting a religious exemption from an unemployment insurance tax. ” The court will make a final ruling on the case during the 2024-2025 term.

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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2025

Amnesty International called on Ecuador’s presidential candidates to address human rights concerns if elected in an open letter released Friday ahead of the tie-breaking run-off vote due to take place on April 13, 2025. Various rule of law and human rights concerns have emerged during Noboa’s presidency.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2025

United Nations human rightsexperts expressed serious concern on Tuesday regarding the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi. Kurdish women activists also expressed their condemnation of Azizi’s sentence.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2021

The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled Thursday that Berlin’s Rent Cap Act is unconstitutional as it has undermined Germany’s Basic Law. million apartments, which was supposed to last until 2025. After 2025, rental rates were only allowed to rise by 1.3 It froze rental rates for 1.5

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2025

The National Publishing Union (SNE), the Socit des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and the National Union of Authors and Composers (SNAC) filed a complaint to be heard before the Paris Judicial Court. President of the SNE, Vincent Montagne, said that through this summons, the associations wished to act on the basis of fundamental principles.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 3, 2025

“High Stakes Supreme Court Elections in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania; With court majorities at stake in both states, 2025 may see the most expensive judicial elections ever”: Douglas Keith has this article online at State Court Report.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 21, 2024

He was reportedly angry about the Court's decision to overturn Roe v. The post Man Accused Of Attempting To Assassinate Brett Kavanaugh Will Head To Trial In June 2025 appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), commenced hearings on the obligations of States concerning climate change on Monday. Article 65 of the ICJ Statute further establishes the court’s jurisdiction to provide advisory opinions.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2025

Amnesty International on Friday called former Philippines President Rodrigo Rua Duterte’s appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “symbolic moment” for the families of those killed during his administration’s “war on drugs.”

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

“Circuit Scoop: January 2025; January 2025 brought pivotal federal appeals court rulings that challenge agency power, shape business regulations, and influence constitutional law, with long-lasting effects on future legal battles.” ” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2025

In early 2025, the IHA informed Amnesty International that Israeli forces had killed 155 paramedics and destroyed 43 emergency centers during the war. Amnesty International wrote to the Israeli military on November 11, 2024, seeking a solution based on the UN Basic Principles. However, it had not received a response.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2024

The Hague District Court of the Netherlands on Friday called on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to give a preliminary ruling on questions regarding the extension of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) under Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

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JURIST

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Court of Appeal of the State of California has upheld a decision striking down a Monterey County order banning “land use in support of” fracking practices in oil and gas development. The appeals court stated that “ Measure Z ”, which introduced the impugned land-use policies, was preempted by state law.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 23, 2024

“Arkansas governor names next secretary of state, two state Supreme Court justices; SOS, solidly conservative Supreme Court appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2025”: Mary Hennigan of Arkansas Advocate has this report.

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JANUARY 25, 2025

“Supreme Court Books You Should Read in 2025; A legendary Supreme Court reporter recommends recently published must reads about the nation’s top tribunal”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog” at The National Law Journal.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 14, 2024

Registration for the 2025 Centre is open from 1 July to 15 October 2024 via the institution’s own Online Registration Form. As recently highlighted by contributions on this blog , new technologies have a significant impact on the development of the law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2024

She is expected to present a full report to the UN Human Rights Council in July 2025. Elisa Morgera’s statement comes a few days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened the hearings on the obligations of states concerning climate change based on a request initiated by the Vanuatu government.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. When is Supreme Court weighing in? Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Visit the Virgin Islands in February 2025 (The Virgin Islands Consortium) The post The morning read for Thursday, Dec. But will it work?

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2024

The US Supreme Court decided Thursday that when Native Americans administer healthcare through their own programs, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service must pay for costs associated with the operation of the healthcare program. For fiscal year 2025, the IHS budget was increased by 16 percent, or $1.1

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JURIST

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Supreme Court of Venezuela announced on Saturday that its decision regarding the disputed July 28 presidential election would be “final and binding.” The post Venezuela’s Supreme Court set to issue final decision on disputed presidential election appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JULY 7, 2023

The UK High Court of Justice held Thursday that the Cabinet Office must hand over all documents Covid-19 Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett requests, including former prime minister Boris Johnson’s diaries and WhatsApp messages. The Cabinet Office launched a judicial review case against Hallett’s request last week.

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