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Taliban rejects ICC jurisdiction, declares 2003 Rome Statute accession void

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The group further emphasized that major global powers including the US are not signatories to the Rome Statute, stating that it is “unwarranted for a nation such as Afghanistan, which has historically endured foreign occupation and colonial subjugation to be bound by its jurisdiction.”

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Justices to consider standards for special-education discrimination suits 

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Two sets of statutes are important: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and a pair of overlapping anti-discrimination statutes, the Americans with Disability Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The IDEA obligates all school districts to provide a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities.

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Argument about adequate education for a disabled child gets heated 

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He then proceeded for several minutes to read long quotations from her filings in the case, which he regarded as tending to suggest you [were] arguing for a unique rule in the education context, as Martinez and Reaves had stated. The post Argument about adequate education for a disabled child gets heated appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

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The statute also requires school principals to be informed when students face charges for offenses that would constitute Class A through E felonies if committed by adults. For youth ages 13 to 15, serious felony cases may also be moved from adult criminal court back to the juvenile system.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in consequential disability rights case

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The petitioner appealed to the US Supreme Court and is asking the court to decide if “the plain terms of key statutes protecting vulnerable children from discrimination by their schools” should be enforced under the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act. Osseo Area Schools, No.

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UNAMA: Taliban systemically erasing women’s public life and freedom of movement

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The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) on Thursday released its first quarterly human rights report of 2025, stating that the Taliban continues to implement decrees aimed at erasing women from public life and restricting their fundamental freedoms, including access to education, work, health care, and freedom of movement.

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ICC files arrest warrants against Taliban officials for crimes against humanity

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Karim AA Khan stated that his office collected solid evidence suggesting that the Supreme Leader of the Taliban and the Chief Justice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” committed the crime of persecution on gender grounds, violating Article 7 (1) (h) of the Rome Statute.

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