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Pakistan SC Endorses 'Family Planning' To Curb Population Explosion; Quotes Indian Example2019-01-15T21:45:59+05:30

Likening the population growth in the country to a 'ticking bomb', the Supreme Court of Pakistan has called upon policymakers, legislators, care providers, civil society activists and religious...

Pakistan SC Judge Questions Chief Justice's Power To Reconstitute Bench While Hearing Of Case [Read Order]2019-01-14T10:43:01+05:30

A Supreme Court judge of Pakistan, in an order passed in a case, expressed his strong disagreement with the reconstitution of a bench by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). Interestingly, this...

In A First, Singapore HC Allows Gay Man To Adopt Biological Son Born Through Surrogacy [Read Judgment]2018-12-19T13:30:38+05:30

Even Politically Inflammatory Or Downright Offensive Speeches Not Excluded From Constitutional Protection: South Africa SC [Read Order]2018-12-10T21:41:29+05:30

Congress Lacks Authority To Ban Female Genital Mutilation, Declares US Court [Read Judgment]2018-11-27T16:37:25+05:30

Judges Can Be Facebook Friends With Lawyers, Florida SC Rules By 4:3 Majority [Read Judgment]2018-11-22T07:29:46+05:30

In an interesting case having relevance in the Indian situation as well, the Supreme Court of Florida,USA,has ruled by 4:3 majority that Facebook friendship between a judge and an attorney appearing...

European Court of Human Rights Sees No Violation In Austrian Court Order That Fined Woman For Defaming Prophet Muhammad [Read Order]2018-11-21T11:32:11+05:30

“The Court endorses the Regional Court’s statement, that presenting objects of religious worship in a provocative way capable of hurting the feelings of the followers of that religion could be...

US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeals Against Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules [Read Order]2018-11-09T18:26:05+05:30

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday refused to review a 2016 case brought by various broadband service providers challenging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) net...

‘Media Trial Can’t Be Allowed’: Pak SC Issues Directives To Regulate Media Discussions In Sub-Judice Matters [Read Judgment]2018-11-09T18:25:15+05:30

“Any news or discussions in programmes shall not be aired which are likely to jeopardize ongoing inquiries, investigations or trials.’The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued some important...

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns At President Trump’s Request; Matthew Whitaker Appointed Acting Attorney General2018-11-08T12:55:24+05:30

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer at the request of President Donald Trump. Chief of Staff to the Attorney General, Matthew G. Whitaker has...

After Gender Balanced Cabinet, Ethiopia Gets Its First Female Supreme Court President2018-11-05T10:23:31+05:30

Meaza Ashenafi, a prominent East African women’s rights activist, has been appointed as the President of Ethiopia’s Federal Supreme Court.The move is being viewed as another step in the efforts by...

Pakistan’s SC Acquits Christian Women On Death Row For Blasphemy [Read Judgment]2018-11-01T11:43:19+05:30

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday acquitted a Christian woman who has been on death row for almost eight years on blasphemy charges.Asia Bibi, a mother of five from Punjab province, was...

Person Is Guilty Of Scandalising Contempt Even If There Was No Intention To Scandalise The Court: Singapore SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Contempt Law [Read Judgment]2018-10-18T20:29:28+05:30

The Supreme Court of Singapore recently upheld the constitutionality of section 3(1)(a)of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act, 2016.Wham and Tan who were facing charges of contempt for...

Capital Prisoners Entitled To Humane Death: Justice Sotomayor Terms ‘Three-Drug Cocktail’ Execution Method In Tennessee As ‘State-Sponsored Brutality’2018-10-17T18:37:10+05:30

“The longer we stand silent amid growing evidence of inhumanity in execution methods like Tennessee’s, the longer we extend our own complicity in state-sponsored brutality.”Justice Sonia Sotomayor,...

Washington State Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty; Says It was Being Imposed In An “Arbitrary & Racially Biased Manner” [Read Judgment]2018-10-12T22:15:03+05:30

Washington, on Thursday, became the 20th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment when its Supreme Court struck down the death penalty in a unanimous decision.The Bench declared the punishment...

UK SC Vindicates Christian Baker Family Who Refused To Make Cake With Message ‘Support Gay Marriage’2018-10-12T15:49:54+05:30

“The important message from the Masterpiece Bakery case is that there is a clear distinction between refusing to produce a cake conveying a particular message, for any customer who wants such a cake,...

Private Use Of Cannabis Decriminalized By South African Apex Court On Grounds Of Privacy Right [Read Judgment]2018-09-19T13:33:43+05:30

'Prohibition of the performance of any activity in connection with the cultivation and possession of cannabis by an adult in private for his or her personal consumption in private is inconsistent...

Pak Supreme Court Restores Bar Entrance Examination; Bans 3 Year LLB Courses [Read Order]2018-09-09T19:22:47+05:30

“An independent, competent, honest and industrious Judicature requires an equally independent, dynamic, honest and dedicated Bar in order to effectively provide justice in accordance with law to all...

US Court Prevents Release Of 3D Gun Printing Blueprints Which Enable Production Of Undetectable Firearms[Read Order]2018-08-29T09:29:31+05:30

The Court held that release of blueprints enabling production of 3D printed guns, which are undetectable, was against public interest.U.S. District Court in Seattle has passed an injunction order...

“We Have Stopped Being A Civilized Nation And Accepted Barbarism. I Dissent”: SCOTUS Justice Sotamayor Refuses To Join ‘Rush To Execute’ A Rape-Murder Convict2018-08-16T12:01:05+05:30

“I cannot in good conscience join in this “rush to execute” without first seeking every assurance that our precedent permits such a result... If the law permits this execution to go forward in spite...