JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Queensland government Thursday accepted the findings of a DNA Inquiry regarding “maladministration” in a Queensland forensics laboratory. The state government pledged $95 million to improve their forensics services and proposed possible plans to reform double jeopardy laws.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The company was also protected by article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code , which means that data submission for surveillance purposes is supposed to be approved by the Swiss government. The post Proton successfully appeals government surveillance obligations appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The New Zealand government on Thursday introduced the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill to repeal portions of the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act of 2010 , which together form the mandatory sentencing regime called the three strikes law. This will put public safety at risk.”.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Following a months-long blockade that culminated in violent attacks by Azerbaijani forces, the government of the predominantly ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh announced Thursday it would disband, effective immediately.

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MAY 7, 2022

After the government moved him to Brooklyn, Guzman Loera maintains, the United States fraudulently obtained Mexico’s waiver for that trial. He also maintains that the lower courts are split on how the government can rebut the presumption against extraterritoriality. These and other petitions of the week are below: Tat v. United States.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Federal Court of Canada delivered a decision on Thursday overturning the federal government’s order to list plastic-manufactured items (PMIs) under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). Alberta Premier Danielle Smith applauded the court’s decision and urged the federal government not to appeal.

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Swiss government instead proposes a policy that would require persons wearing full facial coverings to remove them and identify themselves to law enforcement officers when necessary. The post Switzerland government urges voters to reject ban on full facial coverings appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India.

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APRIL 21, 2021

None of those convicted persons were aware of the government’s obligation to prove knowledge of their felon status at the time they pleaded guilty; if they went to trial, they neither requested nor received a jury instruction to that effect. ” asked Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts asked. Roberts broke in.

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2024

The Chinese Ministry of State Security on Monday published a statement accusing the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of turning two unnamed Chinese state employees into spies for the British government. Under Article 110 of the Chinese Criminal Law , a person convicted of espionage could be subject to life imprisonment.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

An independent report released Sunday by the Australian Institute of family Studies (AIFS) determined that the Australian government’s plan to address elder abuse has been “valuable.” The government indicated in the plan that overseas studies reported up to 12 percent of elders experience at least one form of abuse.

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2024

” The government has yet to reply to the statement. ” The government refused the allegations, counter-arguing that RSF’s statement amounted to an interference with the judicial proceedings and undermined the rule of law.

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JURIST

JUNE 17, 2024

The prosecution’s indictment , which was published by the Free Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing group, accused them of organizing meetings to discuss social topics to incite citizens’ dissatisfaction with the Chinese government.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2022

The majority reasoned that although states could not prosecute Native Americans on tribal territory, Oklahoma had the authority to prosecute Castro-Huerta because the prosecution did not “infringe on tribal self-government.” Kavanaugh wrote that in the Supreme Court’s 1882 decision United States v.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga warned young people in the country on Thursday that the government will block all higher education scholarships from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. ” Zimbabwe has passed laws criminalizing homosexuality.

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JURIST

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection of Beijing, China on Wednesday rolled out a list with 10 categories of wrongdoings to avoid for government officials who deal with entrepreneurs in the city to give a push to the private sector.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2022

President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi Friday approved the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘The Bill’) which abolishes colonial law regarding the criminalisation of attempting suicide.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, in an address Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the Belarusian government to release more than 1000 activists, opposition members, journalists, and dissenting citizens detained on “politically motivated charges.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Vidhi Centre aimed to ascertain the extent to which Indian criminal law provisions were effective in checking public behaviour in accordance with COVID-19 restricting measures in Delhi. Fines were intended to be the primary form of punishment for COVID policy violations with FIRs to follow only on non-payment of such fine.

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JURIST

MAY 9, 2024

Syrian and international human rights groups and victims’ associations called upon the French government to support the independent investigation against Bashar Al-Assad on the 2013 Syrian chemical attack in a joint statement published on Wednesday.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

Extending the reach of labor inspectorates into high-risk sectors and building more effective bridges between labor and criminal law enforcement is also critical in this regard. 203) provides a strategic framework for comprehensive action against forced labor.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The scrutiny primarily centered on the Turkish government’s conduct towards legal practitioners specializing in criminal law and human rights. The joint statement followed the conclusion of a fact-finding mission conducted within the nation.

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2021

The Chinese government released casualty figures from the Galwan Valley clash that asserted that only four Chinese soldiers were killed in the clash with Indian troops. However, Ziming, a 38-year-old internet celebrity on Weibo, suggested that China’s fatalities in the Galwan clash were higher than reported by the Chinese government.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Act is modeled after the Disha Act passed by the government of Andhra Pradesh state last year. Known as the “Shakti Act”, the Maharashtra bill makes numerous changes to existing laws. The Act represents a significant expense to the Maharashtra government, and it may face pushback on those grounds.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2024

.” The report says that the Belarus government continues “an active policy to shield perpetrators and prevent accountability” in Belarus. Despite this, it urges the Belarus government to release all arbitrarily detained individuals and other UN member states to facilitate international refugee protection.

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2023

.” Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar responded , “All law enforcement has been asked to apprehend culprits and bring them to justice. Rest assured that the government of Pakistan stands with our citizenry on equal basis.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The Seoul High Court rendered a decision on Thursday that ordered the Japanese government to compensate each of the former “comfort women” who initially brought a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District Court in 2016, according to South Korean news source KBS.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The US House Ethics Committee published Thursday a report that found “substantial evidence” that Representative George Santos (R-NY) violated federal criminal law. According to his post on X: [The report] is a disgusting politicized smear that shows the depths of how low our federal government has sunk.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2022

” The group had plotted an attack on the police and sought to destroy power lines and transformers as part of a larger plan to overthrow the government. Pursuant to Egypt’s criminal law, death sentences are referred to the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top religious authority, before the court confirms the verdict.

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JURIST

JUNE 23, 2021

The “ecocide” amendment would remedy this problem, and give the ICC authority to hold business and government leaders for their actions in times of peace. The member states must then secure a two-thirds majority to fully adopt the draft law before each individual nation ratifies and can enforce the law.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

Its near collapse immediately prior to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States frightened regulators and investors worldwide and led to the US government taking measures to stabilize the financial system. The Swiss government implemented several measures to assist with the takeover.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The US conceded that such a task was not required, but that the “utter absence” of support highlighted courts’ resistance to interpret criminal law in a way that supported Taylor’s claims. That’s not how Congress writes laws, and that’s not how we interpret them.”

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2023

The Netherlands and Canada jointly submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Syrian government of committing numerous violations of international law, including torture, since the beginning of the country’s civil war in 2011.

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JURIST

MAY 8, 2024

In addition, the court is of the view that the criminal law alone, including the 2020 National Security Law (NSL) and sedition under the Crimes Ordinance , is insufficient to safeguard national security and should not be regarded as the only means of enforcement for safeguarding national security.

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JURIST

JULY 7, 2022

Professor Penney Lewis, the Law Commissioner for Criminal Law, advocated for the reforms, saying : Sharing intimate images of a person without their consent can be incredibly distressing and harmful for victims, with the experience often scarring them for life. This is a grave mistake.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The India’s government reintroduced three revised criminal law amendment bills in the lower house of Parliament on Tuesday after withdrawing the three bills, which were initially introduced in August. These bills aim to overhaul the British-era criminal laws that continue to govern the criminal justice system in India.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

This move by the British Columbia and Canadian federal governments has been both lauded and criticized by various factions. From the perspective of Canadians who support continued criminalization, opioids, and particularly fentanyl, are such dangerous substances that they should be kept off the streets as much as possible.

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