Hong Kong's National Security Law: Not A Balancing Act Between Security And Liberty

As Hong Kong is poised to enact a new national security law, concerns are rippling through the international legal community. The legislation is seen as a deviation from the promised civil liberties in the "one country, two systems" framework established when Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997.Amid fears of broad surveillance and censorship resembling mainland China, businesses...

Supreme Court To Weigh Trump's Immunity Claim In Election Interference Case

In a pivotal decision with potential implications for the 2024 presidential election, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of former President Donald Trump, who asserts absolute immunity from prosecution in connection with allegations of interference in the 2020 election. This move could significantly impact the timing of the trial, potentially delaying it until after the...

Court of Arbitration For Sport Upholds International Olympic Committee's Decision To Suspend Russian Olympic Committee

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Russia's bid to reverse the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to suspend its official status. The IOC took this action after Russia attempted to absorb Ukrainian sports organizations following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Established in 1984, the CAS is a global organization dedicated to resolving sports-related...

Was World's Richest Person Overpaid? Delaware Court Says Yes, Tosses Out Elon Musk's $56b 'Unprecedented' Tesla Pay Package

In a challenge to billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla pay package of approx. $56bn, a Delaware court on Tuesday ruled in favor of plaintiff-shareholder(s) who pleaded that it was excessive.The judge, Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery, held that the compensation plan was subject to review under the "entire fairness standard" and the burden to prove that it was fair was on...

Indian Judge At ICJ Supports Order Against Israel, Says Widespread Nature Of Military Operations In Gaza Indicates Plausibility Of Genocide

Justice Dalveer Bhandari, the Indian Judge at the International Court of Justice, has voted in favour of issuing provisional measures against Israel to prevent genocide against Palestinian people living in the Gaza strip. The order was issued in an application filed by South Africa seeking emergent directions to Israel to act as per its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention...

South Africa's Arguments Att International Court of Justice Against Israel To Stop Gaza Attack| Full Video

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'If There's Any Genocide, It Is Committed Against Israel; Hamas Attack Justifies Right To Defend' : Israel Tells ICJ

On the second day of the public hearing held by the International Court of Justice, Israel presented its response to a genocide case instituted against it by South Africa. The case was filed against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza conflict. The heart of Israel's arguments was that it is defending itself against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organizations....

Israel Responds To South Africa's Genocide Charge : International Court of Justice Hearing [Live Video]

Isreal's response to South Africa's arguments before the International Court of Justice over Israel's military operations in Gaza. South Africa is seeking provisional measures under the Genocide Convention to stop Israel's military operations in Gaza against Palestine people. Yesterday, South Africa completed its oral submissions (report can be read here, video can be watched...

Israel Acting With 'Genocidal Intent' Against Gaza : South Africa Tells International Court Of Justice

The Republic of South Africa opened its arguments on Thursday (January 11) before the International Court of Justice seeking provisional measures under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide for the suspension of Israel's military operations in Gaza and that Israel take “all reasonable actions within their power to prevent genocide.” Senior...

Israel Supreme Court Strikes Down Part Of Controversial Judicial Overhaul Law By 8:7 Majority

A part of the judicial overhaul law passed by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in July last year has been struck down by the country's top Court by an 8:7 majority. Unprecedented in ways more than one, the ruling came this Monday with majority judges agreeing to nullification of the law, which was introduced as an amendment to a Basic Law (Israeli courts, in...

South Africa Institutes Proceeding In ICJ Against Israel For Alleged 'Genocidal Actions' In Palestine

South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stated...

Sandra Day O'Connor, First Female Judge Of US Supreme Court, Passes Away At 93

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to be appointed as a Justice to the US Supreme Court, passed away yesterday of complications related to dementia and respiratory illness. In a press release by the US Supreme Court, Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr. remembered Justice O'Connor as an “eloquent advocate of civic education”, saying that she blazed a historic trail as...