Exploring the role of the International Court of Justice in human rights.
Tag: Courts and the Judiciary
India’s Court System Is Hopelessly Backed Up
With 50 million criminal and civil cases pending, it would take 300 years to clear the country’s judicial backlog.
Aharon Barak Is Israel’s Choice of Judge for Genocide Case in U.N. Court
Aharon Barak, a retired Israeli Supreme Court president, fought the government’s judicial overhaul plan. But it chose him for the panel hearing a case against it in a United Nations court.
Supreme Court Ruling Adds to Questions Over Kind of State Israel Will Be
Monday’s court ruling joined the war in Gaza in a widening crisis over what kind of state Israel will be.
What Israel’s Supreme Court Justices Wrote in Their Landmark Ruling
The full decision, which exceeded 250,000 words, marked the first time that Israel’s highest court had struck down a quasi-constitutional Basic Law.
Britain’s dangerous game of constitutional hardball
In seeking to override the U.K.’s highest court, Rishi Sunak’s government is following other nations in a trend that can damage democracy, experts say.
Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial Resumes Amid War
Courts in Israel suspended non-urgent cases after the Oct. 7 attacks, including the prime minister’s multiyear trial.
Russia Asks Court to Label Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’
Activists say the designation could put L.G.B.T.Q. people and their organizations under threat of criminal prosecution for something as simple as displaying the rainbow flag.
Government Offices in E.U. Can Ban Wearing of Religious Symbols
The bloc’s Court of Justice, ruling in the case of a female employee in Belgium who was told she could not wear a hijab in the office, said the restriction was lawful.
Éric Dupond-Moretti, France’s Justice Minister, Is Cleared of Abuse of Power
Éric Dupond-Moretti was charged with using his position as a weapon to order investigations into four magistrates he had recently clashed with.