Do you approve the text of the law revising Articles 87, paragraph 10, 102, paragraph 1, 104, 105, 106, paragraph 3, 107, paragraph 1, and 110 of the Constitution, approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette no. 253 of 30 October 2025 under the title ‘Provisions Governing the Judicial System and the Establishment [...]
A scientist, whether theorist or experimenter, puts forward statements or systems of statements, and tests them step by step. Karl R. Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959) In the many-sided conflict now underway against Iran (i.e., simultaneous and complementary operations led by the United States and Israel), little concern has been expressed for a [...]
Myanmar’s parliament convened for the first time in five years Monday, marking a formal restoration of legislative proceedings in the country following widely contested national elections held by the military junta government. The reopening of the legislature has raised important legal questions regarding the constitutional framework of governance, the legality of the elections held under [...]
Ecuador has failed to comply with key provisions of an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) order to protect the Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples from oil facilities in Yasuní National Park, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. José Rodríguez Orúe, practitioner-in-residence at HRW, called for the immediate halt to drilling activities in the area, stating: [...]
At the 2026 Green Growth Summit on Monday, UN experts took the opportunity to promote renewable energy in the midst of the global oil panic, urging Europe to not miss an opportunity to invest in green energy. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, reiterated the accessible and stable aspects [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday raised concerns that El Salvador’s government is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans deported from the US a year ago. HRW reported that between mid-March and mid-October 2025, 11 Salvadoran men deported from the US to El Salvador were immediately held without contact from relatives or lawyers. Interviews with [...]
The Toronto Al-Quds Day rally proceeded as planned on Saturday after the Ontario Superior Court rejected the Ontario attorney general’s request for an injunction against it. In his ruling, Judge Robert Centa held that: The right to assemble and speak freely must be maintained in times of global conflict. Perhaps at no other time is the [...]
The UN special rapporteur for Myanmar on Friday called on the UN Human Rights Council to increase human rights safeguards in junta-controlled country, contending that the cost of international inaction is a death sentence for millions. Rapporteur Tom Andrews spoke on continued disruptions to the international order and their repercussions, particularly when addressing human rights [...]
The establishment of the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (STCA) marks a historic moment in the defense of the international legal order. Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine represents the most blatant act of aggression in Europe since the Second World War. The international community has responded with determination, culminating in the [...]
JURIST, the law student-powered international legal news organization, continues its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice. The second webinar in the series will feature Justice Richard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and former Chief [...]
