First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a plan for a referendum on Scottish independence next year, but will have to overcome judges in London and opposition from Boris Johnson.
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U.K. Judges Quit Top Hong Kong Court
They had served on the territory’s highest court, part of an arrangement to retain links to the common law world after Hong Kong returned to China.
Cambodia Convicts 19 Opposition Politicians on ‘Incitement’ Charges
Critics called the trial a “witch hunt,” and the latest effort by Prime Minister Hun Sen to eliminate the last vestiges of dissenting political voices in what was already a virtually one-party state.
E.U. Cuts Payments to Poland in Dispute Over Unpaid Fines
For the first time, the E.U. executive arm said it would divert millions in grants to a member country to cover unpaid fines, escalating a confrontation despite jitters over Ukraine.
Pakistan Paves Way for Ayesha Malik to Be First Woman Supreme Court Justice
Justice Ayesha A. Malik’s nomination, intensely opposed by some lawyers that have threatened to strike, was hailed by others as an important victory in improving representation for women.
Critical Witness Testifies at Netanyahu Trial, Reviving a Drifting Case
Nir Hefetz, a former spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, is a state witness at the former prime minister’s corruption trial, which was once at the heart of a constitutional crisis.
Female Afghan Judges and Lawyers Now Fear For Their Lives
They fear that they or their loved ones could be tracked down and killed because of their work delivering justice to women. “We have lost everything — our jobs, our homes, the way we lived.”
‘No Girls’: Women in Egypt Fight to Get Judgeships
On paper, women are free to apply for seats on Egyptian benches. In practice, they say, it is near impossible.
Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.
Carles Puigdemont, a former leader of Catalonia, faces trial in Spain and was detained briefly in Italy. It is not clear if he will appear when the court considers whether to return him to Spain.
Will Italy Hand a Wanted Catalan Separatist Leader to Spain?
Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Spain’s Catalonia region, was freed after a brief arrest in Italy. But he must remain in the country until authorities decide whether to send him back to Spain for trial.