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HAGUE CLIMATE CHANGE JUDGEMENT COULD INSPIRE A GLOBAL CIVIL MOVEMENT


For the first time a court has ordered the government to protect its citizens from climate change... READ MORE

24th June, 2015 15452

DUTCH GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS IN LANDMARK RULING


The Dutch court's ruling should encourage courts around the world to tackle climate change now... READ MORE

24th June, 2015 14966

ARGENTINE COURT GRANTS RIGHTS TO APE


Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights... READ MORE

22nd December, 2014 3554

EGYPT SENTENCES AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON


Mr. Fahmy, who holds Canadian citizenship, could still be deported under the same decree, but Mr. Mohamed, an Egyptian citizen, would not be eligible... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 2188

LORD JANNER TOLD TO ATTEND COURT OVER CHILD ABUSE CHARGES


Lord Janner must appear at court in person for a hearing over child sex abuse charges, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled... READ MORE

7th August, 2015 1711

POLISH COURT TURNS DOWN US REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI


Over the years, prosecutors and judges in Los Angeles have said that Mr. Polanski must return to the United States to face sentencing... READ MORE

30th October, 2015 1507

JUDGE DELAYS OSCAR PISTORIUS RULING


The prosecutor told Judge Masipa she had misinterpreted the law when she acquitted Pistorius of murder, and sentenced him to five years in prison... READ MORE

9th December, 2014 1161

BOMB KILLS EGYPTS TOP PROSECUTOR


In September 2013, Egypt's interior minister at the time, Mohamed Ibrahim, survived a similar attack on his convoy in Cairo... READ MORE

29th June, 2015 1111

EDITORIAL DONALD TRUMPS CONTEMPT FOR THE RULE OF LAW


Mr. Trump started down this road months ago, attacking a federal judge in California who is hearing a lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump University... READ MORE

7th June, 2016 1100

FACEBOOK MUST HAND OVER NEW YORK USERS' INFO TO PROSECUTORS, COURT RULES


Facebook must hand over new york users info to prosecutors court rules... READ MORE

22nd July, 2015 723

EGYPT GOVERNMENT DENIES FABRICATING EVIDENCE IN MOHAMED MORSI TRIAL


Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi inside a glass cage during his trial in Cairo earlier this year... READ MORE

6th December, 2014 491

EGYPTIAN MILITARY CALLS TODDLERS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER A MISTAKE


Insulting the judiciary is a crime in Egypt, and many people have been convicted of the charge in recent years... READ MORE

24th February, 2016 429

BILL COSBY GIVES DEPOSITION IN PLAYBOY MANSION SEX ABUSE CASE, LAWYER SAYS


Bill Cosby gives deposition in Playboy Mansion sex abuse case, lawyer says... READ MORE

11th October, 2015 424

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WARNS LOCAL COURTS ABOUT UNLAWFUL FINES AND FEES


Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees... READ MORE

14th March, 2016 393

EGYPT'S CHIEF PROSECUTOR HISHAM BARAKAT KILLED BY CAIRO BOMB


But Barakat was a figure of hate for Egypt's opposition because he had, as chief prosecutor, enabled the detention of tens of thousands of government critics... READ MORE

29th June, 2015 324

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT VOWS SWIFTER JUSTICE FOR TERRORISTS AFTER ASSASSINATION


He cited one case in which a judge sentenced hundreds of people to death after a cursory trial... READ MORE

30th June, 2015 300

TRANSGENDER WOMAN MOVED FROM MEN'S TO WOMEN'S PRISON


Tara Hudson has been transferred from HMP Bristol to Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire, according to Jackie Brooklyn... READ MORE

31st October, 2015 279

L'OREAL MILLIONAIRE VERSUS CHIP STAND OWNER IN BATTLE OVER STINKY SKI CHALET


But Laure Sauthier, Owen-Jones's lawyer, said he and his neighbours were merely trying to apply the law... READ MORE

17th December, 2014 278

WILL HULK HOGAN'S SEX TAPE AWARD KILL GAWKER?


The jury awarded Hulk Hogan 115 million in compensatory damages and 25 million in punitive damages... READ MORE

22nd March, 2016 254

INDONESIA SUPREME COURT RULES NEIL BANTLEMAN SHOULD SERVE SEX ASSAULT SENTENCE


The Burlington Ont., native and Tijong were originally sentenced to 10 years in prison, verdicts overturned by the Jakarta High Court in August 2015... READ MORE

25th February, 2016 193

FARKHUNDA MURDER: AFGHAN COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES


On the same day in May that the four men were given the death penalty, the judge sentenced eight defendants to 16 years in prison and acquitted 18 others... READ MORE

2nd July, 2015 182

FEDERAL JUDGE STOKES DEBATE ABOUT DATA ENCRYPTION


In an unusual move Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the U.S... READ MORE

10th October, 2015 173

AMAL CLOONEY SAYS AL JAZEERA, PETER GRESTE GUILTY VERDICT 'SENDS A DANGEROUS MESSAGE'


Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has slammed the three-year prison sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to three Al Jazeera journalists, including Australia's Peter Greste... READ MORE

29th August, 2015 170

CHINA GRANTS COURTS GREATER AUTONOMY ON LIMITED MATTERS


Judge Jiang heads a government research institute that is spearheading an ambitious remake of China's legal system... READ MORE

3rd January, 2016 149

GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND OTHER POWERFUL TECH FIRMS FILING BRIEFS TO SUPPORT APPLE


The companies are showing their support for Apple, which is fighting the U.S. government over accessing a locked iPhone... READ MORE

29th February, 2016 140

JUDGE IN MEXICO SAYS EL CHAPO CAN BE EXTRADITED TO US


There is nothing, legally speaking that could impede the extradition, from the judicial system point of view, the judiciary spokesman said... READ MORE

10th May, 2016 127

HUNTER THEO BRONKHORST WHO HELPED DENTIST WALTER PALMER KILL ANIMAL IN ZIMBABWE DISMISSES 'FRIVOLOUS' CASE AGAINST HIM


Theo Bronkhorst appeared in a court in Hwange town 435 miles south of Harare where he faces charges of failing to prevent an unlawful hunt... READ MORE

6th August, 2015 80

OSCAR PISTORIUS JUDGE ALLOWS CONVICTION APPEAL


But Mr Mncube said the NPA may yet decide to petition the appeals court regarding the judge's decision on Pistorius's sentence... READ MORE

10th December, 2014 73

NEIL BANTLEMAN SEX ABUSE ACQUITTAL OVERTURNED BY INDONESIA'S SUPREME COURT


Under Indonesian law, both Bantleman and Tjiong can still challenge the sentence by filing for judicial review by the Supreme Court if they have new evidence... READ MORE

25th February, 2016 69

GIULIO REGENI, ITALIAN KILLED IN EGYPT, WAS INTERROGATED FOR DAYS, FORENSICS EXPERT SAYS


The body of Italian student Giulio Regeni, who had written articles critical of the Egyptian government, was found on the outskirts of Cairo on Feb. 3... READ MORE

2nd March, 2016 67


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