President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday banning the import of petroleum products from Russia into the US. The order bans the import of oil, petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal and coal products. It also prohibits new investment in the Russia’s energy sector. The Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary [...]
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US Supreme Court hears arguments in major climate change case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a major test of the agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The court had been asked to rule on 42 USC § 7411(d), an ancillary provision of the Clean Air Act, to decide how much rule-making power the EPA [...]
Poland and Czech prime ministers reach agreement over Turow mine
Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced an agreement Thursday with Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala over Poland’s continued operation of the Turow Brown Coal Mine. The Prime Ministers met in Prague and agreed to collaboratively implement and finance methods “to detect, minimize and prevent the effects (including their monitoring) that result from the exploitation [...]
Ukraine dispatch: ex-president Poroshenko returns to Kyiv to face treason charge
Law students in Ukraine are reporting on the latest developments in that country as it faces a series of internal and external challenges. Here Anna Tymoshenko, a fourth-year law student at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, reports from Kyiv. Monday began in Ukraine with unrest and tension between two political factions, those in support of the current president [...]
The Lawless Land: How Does the Taliban's Abolishing of Afghan Laws Affect Citizens' Security?
Starting from August 5th, the Taliban marched across Afghanistan in only ten days, seizing control of villages and cities across the country. They eventually took over the entire country on August 15th. After conquering the presidential palace, the historical seat of Afghan power, Taliban officials declared the establishment of an Islamic Emirate, vowing to re-configure the [...]
Ukraine court orders seizure of former president's assets in treason investigation
A Ukrainian court ordered Thursday the seizure of former President Petro Poroshenko’s assets. The seizure follows ongoing accusations of high treason against Poroshenko for facilitating the financing of Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. The Ukraine State Bureau of Investigation (SB) unveiled the investigation into Poroshenko in late December 2021. Poroshenko was accused of facilitating [...]
Canada announces $40B agreement for First Nations children and family services
The Government of Canada announced Tuesday a $40 billion agreement-in-principle to reform the on-reserve child welfare system and compensate its First Nations child members. The agreement was made between Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and other groups. It provides a global resolution for First Nations children [...]
Former Ukraine president placed under formal investigation for high treason
Ukrainian authorities Monday placed former president Petro Poroshenko under formal investigation for high treason. Poroshenko is accused of facilitating the financing of separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. Poroshenko served as Ukraine’s fifth president from 2014 to 2019. During that time, a conflict between Russian-backed separatist forces and Ukraine broke out in the Donbas region in [...]
A UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) climate agreement was reached Saturday in Glasgow after negotiations were extended an extra day. The agreement was adopted after nearly 200 countries met in Scotland. However, UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the compromise deal is not enough. Going into COP26, there were high hopes that the meeting would result [...]
UN draft resolution calls on countries to phase out coal and subsidies for fossil fuels
The first draft resolution of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was released on Tuesday. The draft is divided into eight sub-topics focusing on each issue the countries have decided to focus on. The draft aims to ensure that all the 200 nations who [...]