Restrictive Abortion Laws Violate Human Rights, According to Northern Ireland Court The High Court in Belfast ruled that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, which only allow abortion when […]
Law Council Australia Hosts Business & Human Rights Symposium
Law Council Australia Hosts Business & Human Rights Symposium Law Council Of Australia Media Release MR #1554 1 December 2015 Recognising the critical need for industry […]
Sex Change Allowed Under New Vietnam Law
Sex Change Allowed Under New Vietnam Law Vietnamese lawmakers passed a new law earlier this week which will allow transgender people the right to change their […]
Pakistani Man Sentenced to 40 years for Planned Al Qaeda Attack
Pakistani Man Sentenced to 40 years for Planned Al Qaeda Attack A Pakistani man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for planning to bomb […]
Palestinian Poet Sentenced to Death by Saudi Court Over Apostasy
Palestinian Poet Sentenced to Death by Saudi Court Over Apostasy A Palestinian poet has been sentenced to death for apostasy, abandoning his Muslim faith, by a […]
Law Firms Prove To Be LGBT Friendly, According to Survey
Law Firms Prove To Be LGBT Friendly, According to Survey The results of 2015 Corporate Equality Index show that law firms are the most represented industry […]
Obama Formally Appeals Block on The Immigration Policy to Supreme Court
Obama Formally Appeals Block on The Immigration Policy to Supreme Court The US Department of Justice has formally appealed to the Supreme Court to topple over […]
Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French
Canada Supreme Court Decides Alberta Not Required to Enact Laws in French Canada’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the constitution does not require the Alberta […]
LAWGO: Civil Litigation-Themed Lego
LAWGO: Civil Litigation-Themed Lego A law firm based in Calgary, Canada, has produced a Litigation Action Pack called ‘Lawgo’ as a civil litigation version of the […]
UN Adopts Pakistan-Sponsored Resolution On The Right To Self-Determination
UN Adopts Pakistan-Sponsored Resolution On The Right To Self-Determination The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural issues, […]
French Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency
French Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency The French National Assembly voted to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands […]
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program
Bill Approved by US House Suspends Syrian Refugee Program The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 to suspend the plan of allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees […]
Officials in Canada Decide Face Veil Not Required To Be Removed For Citizenship Ceremonies
Officials in Canada Decide Face Veil Not Required To Be Removed For Citizenship Ceremonies Canada’s Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship came […]
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18. However, women’s rights campaigners claim that implementing the law would prove […]
UK Supreme Court Declares English Competence Test Mandatory For Foreign Spouses
UK Supreme Court Declares English Competence Test Mandatory For Foreign Spouses The UK Supreme Court ruled that foreign spouses of UK citizens need to be able […]
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission Tunisia’s parliament adopted a new law on November 10, 2015, that will allow women […]
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court
Lesbian Mom Appeals Judge’s Refusal of Adoption to US Supreme Court A woman in Alabama requested the US Supreme Court to revisit the decision of an […]