JURIST

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s public hearings concerning international obligations to mitigate marine pollution started Monday in Hamburg, Germany following a request from the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS).

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Ciara Dinneny is JURIST’s European Bureau Chief and a trainee solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland.

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JURIST

MAY 15, 2023

On November 28, 2022, countries began treaty negotiations based on a United Nations resolution mandating the creation of a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024. The organization also cited the need for human rights protections to be included within this Global Plastics Treaty.

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2023

The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday published authoritative guidance concerning children’s rights with respect to the environment amidst growing concerns of climate change. Other rights play an instrumental role in safeguarding children’s rights in relation to the environment.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The United Nations Thursday adopted a historical text defining the common values and principles needed to ensure the healthy development of artificial intelligence. It sets the first global normative framework while giving States the responsibility to apply it at their level. The Recommendation on the ethics of AI is a major answer.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

On October 2, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) authorised the creation of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) force to bolster security and ensure strict adherence to international law and human rights obligations in Haiti. The debate leading to the decision saw opposition legislators attack the plans as being unconstitutional.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

The senators wrote that Yunus has faced more than 150 unsubstantiated cases over the past decade, with concerns raised by international entities such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) and Amnesty International about irregularities in legal proceedings.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2023

However, the new policy also states that for the Women’s Category, “Only individuals who are assigned female at birth will be eligible to compete in competitions under British Rowing’s jurisdiction and/or be selected to represent Great Britain, or England, in international events.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday ruled that two South Carolina school disturbance laws cannot be used to prosecute students for disruptive behavior. The could said that children as young as seven were referred to prosecutors by their schools under these laws. ” However, Judge Paul V.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 11, 2025

Copyright ICJ/CIJ/Frank van Beek This blog post is Part 2 of a three-part series highlighting the main legal arguments presented during the hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the advisory opinion request related to States obligations regarding climate change. Spain stressed that Resolution A/76/L.75

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JURIST

APRIL 13, 2023

The travel warning begins by highlighting how unprecedented issuing a travel warning is in the United States, stating: Equality Florida took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory to individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and students warning that Florida may not be a safe place to visit or take up residence.

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2023

While Spirit is known for offering low airfare for its customers, the DOJ stated, “JetBlue plans to abandon Spirit’s business model, remove seats from Spirit’s planes, and charge Spirit’s customers higher prices.” The DOJ’s complaint alleged that JetBlue’s acquisition will negatively impact millions of consumers.

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

Key aspects of the CBAs include equal pay for equal work, senior national team benefits, best-in-class playing and training environments, and additional USWNT benefits. US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone’s stated: “T his is a truly historic moment. The settlement was contingent upon the negotiation of a new CBA.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 21, 2025

The report draws from the Sabin Centers United States and Global Climate Litigation databases and monthly litigation updates. Constitutional and human rights cases : Legal challenges emphasizing rights-based arguments, particularly the right to a healthy environment.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stated on Monday they were unable to rule on a complaint made by young activists to address the causal link between member states’ inaction on climate change and violations of children’s rights.

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2025

The Afghanistan Human Rights Defenders Committee (AHRDC) stated on Monday that the situation for Afghan refugees in Pakistan has deteriorated significantly, according to local media. Many Afghans who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban’s return face a hostile environment marked by xenophobia and suspicion.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Human Rights Watch released a report on Wednesday urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to act to recognize the right to a healthy environment and stated that governments should prioritize addressing the global environmental crisis.

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Intelligize Blog

APRIL 23, 2025

United Airlines effectively went the Choose Your Own Adventure route in its most recent earnings release, providing two different financial forecasts based on broader economic conditions. With so much uncertainty enveloping the global economy, the unique approach apparently felt appropriate to United executives.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Although most can relate to the pressures of falling victim to heavy time constraints in the legal profession, mothers in the law are directly impacted by this environment. The Solution A national initiative, the Mansfield Rule, is designed after Arabella Mansfield, the first female lawyer in the United States.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 4, 2024

Can the new advisory opinion interpreting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) move us beyond the lethargy of unmet climate change policy needs ? By accepting the COSIS request, ITLOS boldly advanced the international law of climate change to take full account of its harmful impacts on the marine environment.

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JURIST

MAY 20, 2023

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) West and Central Africa released a series of reports Saturday revealing a complex trafficking web across the Sahel region of Africa as part of its Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment (TOCTA) Sahel project.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2024

Styled after Russia’s 2012 “foreign agents” law , the Kyrgyzstan Parliament stated the bill was crafted to improve transparency over the activities of foreign citizens and persons receiving funding from abroad.

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JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) requested on Friday that the Supreme Court block the United States Military Academy at West Point from using race as a factor in applications while its lawsuit makes it way through the lower courts. SFFA argues that West Point is not “exempt” from the Harvard ruling.

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JURIST

APRIL 8, 2024

While the IAEA experts sent to the site did not observe any structural damage to the systems, structures and components important to nuclear safety, they reported observing “minor superficial scorching to the top of the reactor dome roof of Unit 6 and scoring of a concrete slab supporting the primary make-up water storage tanks.”

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2025

United States was announced on a scheduled list of orders released after the holiday weekend from their private conference on Thursday, May 22. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. case, the U.S. petition for review.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 31, 2021

Not so in the United States. Constitution has no explicit right to a clean environment, and efforts to persuade judges to find an implied right have not succeeded. Several other states’ constitutions have language about protecting the environment, but without clearly creating any rights.

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2023

A New Zealand environmental group Wednesday testified before the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) about potential indigenous rights breaches by New Zealand’s forestry industry. billion to fix. Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti has termed this one of multiple “false climate solutions.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In light of these unfolding events, Macky Sall expressed his concern, stating, “The current tumultuous circumstances have the potential to significantly erode the credibility of the electoral process, giving rise to both pre-and post-electoral disputes.” ” According to Khalifa Sall, “Since taking office, Mr. .”

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2024

The listed aims are to negate or destroy fundamental rights and freedoms of others, to undermine the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights, or to intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve the results of the first two aims. Public response to the new definition has been mixed.

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Intelligize Blog

MAY 28, 2025

In a Form 8-K issued on May 7, the company bluntly stated it was withdrawing its 2025 financial guidance due to macroeconomic uncertainty related to the impact of new tariffs on goods imported into the United States. Steve Madden Footwear and fashion brand Steve Madden opted for clarity through withdrawal. Simple enough.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2024

The aim of the act was “to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the removal from the United Kingdom of certain persons who enter or arrive in the United Kingdom in breach of immigration control.” We must start the flights to stop the boats.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The report draws from the Sabin Centers United States and Global Climate Litigation databases and monthly litigation updates. Constitutional and human rights cases : Legal challenges emphasizing rights-based arguments, particularly the right to a healthy environment.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 22, 2024

This marks the first time that an international tribunal has issued an advisory opinion on State obligations regarding climate change mitigation. ” The tribunal also emphasized that article 194, paragraph 1, of UNCLOS imposes a due diligence standard on States that is “stringent”.

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JURIST

JULY 22, 2021

3684 , also named “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act” or the “INVEST in America Act,” was proposed by Representative Pete DeFazio (D-OR) in June. The White House previously issued a press statement about the bipartisan infrastructure plan, stating: The $1.2

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Delayed action on emissions cuts may require even more (and more expensive) CDR – the 2024 United Nations Emissions Gap Report released this week found that 2023 greenhouse gas emissions set a new record, and current emissions reduction pledges for 2030 are insufficient to meet temperature goals. techniques.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2023

PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela stated that the PCG noticed the alleged increase in CMM activity on November 13th, leading National Security Adviser and Chair of the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea General Eduardo Año to order the PCG to patrol the area. Philippine President Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr.

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The Crime Report

MAY 19, 2021

Only 55 percent of people in prison across the United States have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in the seven months since vaccine distribution began, the Prison Policy Initiative reports. Yet, most states did not prioritize people in prison for vaccine distribution.

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