In a significant ruling addressing both prison overcrowding and constitutional safeguards, the Supreme Court has urged courts across the country to decide bail applications with heightened sensitivity ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked lawyers challenging its decision upholding the Centre’s ex-post facto grant of environmental clearance (EC) for development projects to act as “responsible citizens ...

On the limits of the U.S. Constitution.

California's judiciary has been selectively interpreting laws and disregarding codified canons of construction, resulting in the preservation of racially tainted convictions and sentences, and the ...

The behind-the-scenes journey from draft to deal raises uncomfortable questions about whom the UN truly serves, and for what purpose.

On Day 2 of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber I, prosecutor Robynne Croft noted that Duterte and his ...

Policymakers, civil society, investors, business, and the media all must answer key questions fast — before the regulatory ...

He was meant to be second-in-command to the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland; in reality, he was the town’s de facto ruler.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

A key statute was designed to rein in the Homeland Security secretary and prevent deadly mistakes. Lawyers say its provisions are difficult to enforce.