The Iranian Diaspora in the Protests: From Divergence to Convergence
The most important consequence of the protests in Iran for the Iranian diaspora, a diaspora that has been largely unorganized and passive until now, is the opening of a new arena for it in socio-political life as part of Iranian society, even if it has not yet found its appropriate representation and organizational structures. The [...]
“Is your hour’s labor worth mine?” In a dystopian economy such as India’s, the pursuit of social justice remains a utopian agenda. Despite globalization, the general equilibrium rests on social exclusion, consumption disaggregation, and bonded and child labor. When it comes to the regulation of collective labor relations, the restrictive policies of government control have [...]
Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Rishabh Yadav, a postgraduate law student at the University of Delhi. The Central Government of India recently released a draft of the amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules) which, [...]
Stupidity in Armed Conflict—The Twenty-First Century Russian Model
As my various teams and I work at building a case against Vladimir Putin and his political and military leadership for international crimes, in conjunction with various governments and organizations worldwide, one of the questions that keeps coming up for me is: why did Putin invade Ukraine? We all have our learned and considered theories [...]
Proposed Ireland bill would criminalise luring minors into life of crime
The Irish Department of Justice Wednesday announced a bill that would make it a crime to entice a child to engage in criminal activity. The bill, the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023, has secured Cabinet approval and would tailor offences for crimes where the adult “compel, coerce, direct or deceive [...]
Brazil police arrest former justice minister over alleged January 8 riots involvement
Brazilian federal police Saturday said in a statement that former Secretary of Public Security for the Federal District of Brasilia Anderson Torres has been arrested at Brasilia airport. The police said they were acting on an arrest warrant issued by the federal supreme court. Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the federal supreme court opened an [...]
João Carlos Souto (@soutojc) is Professor of Constitutional Law at the Centro Universitário UDF and the President of the United States-Brazil Comparative Law Institute. He files this special dispatch for JURIST from Brasilia. Brazil today witnessed the most serious attack on State institutions since re-democratization in 1985. Extreme right-wing terrorists invaded and partially destroyed the [...]
Colombia announces compensation to victims of paramilitary groups
Colombia’s government program known as the Victim Reparation Fund (VPF), Tuesday announced that $5.7 million will be distributed to victims of paramilitary groups. The compensation is for 8,287 victims of the paramilitary groups of Central Bolivar, Mineros and Libertadores del Sur. The victims include individuals who have been forcibly displaced and victims of sexual violence. [...]
Only a few days after protests started in Iran, the right to access the internet was restricted and social platforms were filtered. The government of Iran used the unrest as an excuse and started moving towards the establishment of the National Internet. The limited access to the internet started during the first week of the [...]
“To have this happening to American journalists in the United States by an American with an American social media platform…has been raising eyebrows around the world,” said Steve Herman, Chief National Correspondent for Voice of America (VOA) and JURIST’s 2022-2023 Journalist in Residence, in an interview with JURIST Friday about his sudden ban from Twitter [...]
