The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations which prohibits the distribution of leaflets in North Korea and imposes penalties on violators, known as the North Korea Leaflet Ban Act. This decision comes after two years since South Korean organizations started advocating [...]
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EU dispatch: Berlin rave protests highway expansion in dance
Mykyta Vorobiov is a political science student at Bard College, Berlin. He previously studied at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the University of Tartu, and the University of Zagreb. I never thought that protests could be associated with hedonism, i.e. having a good time. Based on the experience [...]
The Enduring Consequences of Trump’s Pardons for Crimes Against International Law
“Each state is expected, perpetually, to aid and enforce the law of nations, as part of the common law, by inflicting an adequate punishment upon the offenses against that universal law.” William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Law of England (Book 4) After January 6, 2021, it was disclosed by the special investigating committee of the [...]
Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 13 state criminal charges on Thursday, filing his plea with an Atlanta, Georgia court. Trump waived his right to appear at his scheduled September 6 arraignment, opting instead to plead not guilty by court filing on charges concerning his role in alleged election interference during Georgia’s [...]
UK terrorism survivors say compensation scheme is 'broken' and in need of reform
A survey of terrorism survivors in the UK released Monday found that many survivors believe that the government’s terrorism compensation scheme is broken. In the survey, the advocacy group Survivors Against Terror found most respondents are unhappy with the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The survey interviewed more than 130 survivors of [...]
JURIST Special Coverage: University of Pittsburgh students protest anti-trans speakers
In early March, conservative groups on the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania announced a series of three speaker events. Pitt’s chapter of a national conservative group known as Turning Point USA would host the first two, featuring Cabot Phillips and Riley Gaines as guest speakers. On March 24, Phillips, a senior editor [...]
US state appeals court upholds conviction of Derek Chauvin for murder of George Floyd
The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd during a 2020 arrest. In doing so, the court denied Chauvin’s request for a new trial or reversal of his conviction. In the decision, the court rendered holdings on twelve issues and concluded that [...]
Entretien: Enjeux, défis, et victoires de la francophonie canadienne
In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, this interview is published first in French. An English translation is available here. En l’honneur de la Journée internationale de la francophonie, la correspondante en chef de JURIST pour le Canada, Mélanie Cantin a eu le privilège d’interviewer le professeur François Larocque, professeur à la Faculté de [...]
Explainer: Why Are Republican-Led States Waging War on Drag?
In recent months, more than a dozen American states have sought to restrict or ban drag performances, with many framing these legislative moves as aimed at protecting minors. In this explainer, JURIST unpacks the trend and highlights its worrying implications for free speech. What is drag? Drag is an art form, wherein individuals dressed in [...]
James Joseph is UK Senior Correspondent for JURIST. Over the last 18 months Emma Lilley and I have been campaigning for The Law Society to diversify their admissions ceremonies and hold them regionally, allowing more people to attend their special day of being admitted to the role of solicitor, which in layman’s terms is their [...]