Exporting Of Arms By UK to Saudi Arabia Unlawful: Court of Appeal [Read Judgment]

United Kingdom's Court of Appeal has ruled that the government had unlawfully granted export licenses for the sale or transfer of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and has also put a stay on further granting any such license. The Bench has cited the possible use of these weapons by Saudi Arabia in committing violations of International Humanitarian Law during the Yemen crisis as...

War Memorial Cross Does Not Offend The Constitution, Holds US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

"With sufficient time, religiously expressive monuments, symbols, and practices can become embedded features of a community's landscape and identity. The community may come to value them without necessarily embracing their religious roots."

Australian HC Upholds Sperm Donor's Claim That He Is Legal Parent Of The Child [Read Order]

The High Court of Australia has upheld the claim of a 'sperm donor' that he is the legal parent of the child born by artificial insemination.Masson had donated his sperm to his 'close friend' for the purpose of artificial insemination. A child was born as a result and his case before the court was that he believed that he was fathering the child and that he would, as the child's parent,...

Brazil Supreme Court Votes To Make Homophobia A Crime [Read Thesis]

The majority judges of the Supreme Court of Brazil have voted to make Homophobia a crime in the country. Eight of 11 judges voted the thesis which called for treating homophobia a crime like racism. Racism is a crime as per the law introduced in 1989 which is punishable with imprisonment up to five years. The court ruled that, until the National Congress issues a specific law, real or...

Ecuador Constitutional Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage [Read Judgment]

"Allowing marriage to same-sex couples extends the possibilities of individual autonomy and the free development of the personality of the people with different sex-generic identity.”

Criminalization Of Love Dilutes Compassion & Tolerance: Botswana HC Decriminalizes Homosexuality [Read Judgment]

"Consensual adult sexual intercourse, between homosexuals, lesbians, transgenders, etc, do not trigger any erosion of public morality - for such acts are done in private.

Pak SC Holds Its First E-Court Hearing By Video Linking Karachi Bench

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday made history by conducting the first "e-court" hearing by video linking its Karachi bench registry.The PTI reported that a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel formally initiated the proceedings of cases through the e-Court system at principal seat...

Kenya High Court Rejects Plea To Decriminalize Homosexuality [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kenya has dismissed a plea challenging provisions in Kenya's Penal Code similar to Section 377 IPC which criminalizes private consensual sexual conduct between adult persons of the same sex. According to reports, the High court unanimously held that there is no substantial evidence to show that the LGBTIQ community are discriminated and their rights violated. One judge...

Malaysia Gets Its First Woman Chief Justice- Tengku Maimun

Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who was serving as the Federal Judge has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Malaysia.She is the first woman to become the Chief Justice of Malaysia.The Federal Court of Malaysia is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia. The Chief Justice of the Federal Court, is the office and title of the head of the Malaysian judiciary system.Tengku...

Julian Assange Gets 50 Weeks Jail For Bail Breach

A UK court has sentenced Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks jail for breaching bail conditions imposed in 2012 in relation to a proceedings in Sweden for rape charges, reports the BBC.The judge rejected the apology offered by Assange in a letter written by him to the court. Judge Deborah Taylor told Assange it was difficult to envisage a more serious example of the offence."By hiding...

'Women Have The Right To Control Her Body': Kansas SC Upholds Right To Abortion [Read Judgment]

"Denying a pregnant woman the ability to determine whether to continue a pregnancy would severely limit her right of personal autonomy."

Quoting Kesavananda Bharati And Minerva Mills Uganda SC Holds Const. Amendment Removing Presidential Age Limit Does Not Violate Basic Structure

"The removal did not in any way negate the people's power to choose a leader of their choice. If anything it just increased the spectrum of the people's choice."