Russia permanently banned 56 Canadian citizens from entering the Russian Federation on Saturday. The decision took place in response to the Canadian government’s sanctions against Russian stakeholders. On March 3, 2024, Canada approved new sanctions against Russia over the death of Alexei Navalny in a penal colony in Siberia on February 16, 2024. The sanctions [...]
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As Georgia Prepares to Execute Willie Pye, a Deceased Lawyer’s Incompetence Looms
It is hard to imagine a man much more marginalized than Willie Pye, who Georgia plans to execute on Mar. 20. Undeniably, the 1993 murder that landed him on death row was heinous. But as his death march nears, it bears considering whether the converging histories of poverty and abuse that defined his youth, paired [...]
US sanctions Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and associates
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday, in conjunction with the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s announcement of sanctions against Zimbabwe, that terminated the 2005 national emergency declared in respect to Zimbabwe. Those sanctioned include Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his wife and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, and other government officials. In the [...]
India Supreme Court issues contempt notice to officials over arrest despite bail order
The Supreme Court of India issued notice on Wednesday to several government officials and a judicial officer from the state of Gujarat over their arrest of a businessman, Tusharbhai Rajnikantbhai Shah, in violation of an anticipatory bail order granted by the Court in December 2023. Anticipatory bail is a legal remedy allowing individuals to seek [...]
EU imposes sanctions on world's largest diamond mining company against Russia
The Council of the European Union (EU) announced new sanctions imposed on the company PJSC Alrosa and its CEO Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev on Wednesday. The EU Council claimed that the sanctions imposed represent the unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The sanction also serves as the Council’s resolute condemnation of Russia’s war [...]
Biden signs executive order targeting Russia defense industry
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday sanctioning the Russian defense industry. The order comes amidst a congressional deadlock over further US funding to Ukraine in their ongoing war against Russia. The most recent executive order (EO) is an amendment to two orders: EO 14024 “Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful [...]
Stephen Rapp, an American lawyer and diplomat, has been a leading figure in international criminal law and human rights. He was appointed as the US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues in 2009, overseeing investigations and prosecutions of war criminals worldwide. Rapp’s commitment to justice and ending impunity was evident during his tenure, supporting [...]
This Day in History: The Law of Gobblers and Other Tasty Sides
It is Thanksgiving Day. The aroma of turkey; of dressing; candied sweet potatoes; green bean casserole; cranberry sauce; freshly baked yeast rolls; giblet gravy, and of pies emanating from the kitchen fills our nostrils. Home is the place to be today. But have you ever given thought to the law of the gobbler? This Day in [...]
G7 leaders agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia Friday at their annual summit. G7 leaders stated that their countries are prepared to “starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine” and will continue their sanctions on petroleum, metals, and diamonds, which Russia has exported to fund its war. [...]
Biden says US will 'spare no effort' to provide Ukraine military with weapons
The Biden administration Friday announced that the US would continue to “spare no effort” to provide the Ukrainian military with weapons to protect its country. Biden noted that Ukrainian forces have used military weapons sent by the US to “repel the Russian attack on Kyiv, keep the skies of Ukraine contested, and deliver severe blows [...]