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Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo announced on Sunday that he will hold a referendum to determine the fate of a contentious mining contract. Cortizo also said late last week that he was placing a prohibition on any new mining projects in response to protests. In his national address announcing the citizens’ vote, President Cortizo said, “I’ve [...]

Samira Gozaine, the director of Panama’s National Migration Institute, held a press conference with Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino on Friday, explaining plans to increase border control and surveillance on land and in the air. They stated that Panama will increase deportations of irregular migrants as the migration flow increases, and the measures will be [...]

The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) of six Central American nations – namely Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic – convened on Monday in Managua to propose advocating the replacement of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan with the All-China Assembly of People’s Representatives in an observer capacity.  Subsequent to this announcement, Taiwan took the [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Rabia Shuja holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Griffith College, Dublin and is Chief Correspondent for JURIST in Pakistan. She reports from Islamabad. This past Saturday, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Monday critiquing the Panamanian government’s lax efforts to assist coastal indigenous peoples in the country with relocation as their ancestral homelands are destroyed by climate change. The report focuses on the island of Gardi Sugdub and the Guna people living on it.  The residents of Gardi Sugdub have [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday announced that former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli’s sons were sentenced earlier that day in a New York City federal courthouse to 36 months of imprisonment. They will also pay a USD 250,000 fine each and close to USD 19 million in cumulative forfeiture, and forfeit various assets for their participation in [...]

Former Colombian soldier Mario Palacios Monday pleaded not guilty to charges by US prosecutors that he conspired to commit murder or kidnapping in connection with the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, according to Reuters. Moise was assassinated on July 7, 2021. The case is currently before United States District Court for the Southern [...]

The basic international law One of the most fundamental rules of international law is that States are prohibited from using force to resolve their international disputes. Any State that uses force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another State violates this solemn rule of international law. Applying this rule, the use of force [...]

The United States Department of Justice issued a statement Tuesday explaining its charges against Colombian national Mario Antonio Palacios, including “conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States” in connection with the July assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise. He was also charged with “providing material support resulting in death.” Palacios was arrested [...]

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a report Sunday revealing the secrets of numerous wealthy elites and world leaders who have been using secret accounts to hide their assets. The investigation was based on a leak of around 12 million confidential records from 14 off-shore service providers. The documents cover a wide range of [...]