The CEO of Quramax Medical stated in court Wednesday that he gave an Uzbekistan official $33,000 after prosecutors alleged that the company paid a bribe to circumvent the mandatory testing of a contaminated Indian cough syrup that killed 65 children. The company that manufactured the cough syrup was India’s Marion Biotech, and the medicines were sold by [...]
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Israel, Counter-Terrorism, and International Law: The Analytic Challenges of 'System'
“The existence of `system’ in the world is obvious to every observer of nature, no matter whom.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man (1959) Whether conspicuous or obscure, terrorism generally presents itself as a systemic challenge. This means, inter alia, that seemingly singular strategic and legal matters may actually be many-sided and interrelated. Regarding legal issues, though [...]
UK technology secretary supports controversial online safety bill despite privacy concerns
UK Secretary of State for Technology, Michelle Donelan MP, told the BBC on Thursday that she was still supported part of the Online Safety Bill that would require social media apps to access private messaging features. The state goal of these provision is to protect children and vulnerable people from harmful online content. The legislation [...]
Bacteria in water systems forces UK to remove asylum seekers from residential barge
The UK Government announced Friday that legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply of the residential barge Bibby Stockholm, which currently houses 39 asylum seekers. Due to this potential health risk, the asylum seekers have been removed from the barge. The UK Home Office’s new accommodation scheme to house migrants on the barge in [...]
UK government begins housing asylum seekers on residential barge
The UK Government began housing asylum seekers on Monday on a residential barge in Portland. The Home Office announced that the government intends to increase the number of asylum seekers onboard this “alternative accommodation option” over the coming months. The first cohort of 15 asylum seekers boarded the vessel, Bibby Stockholm barge, on Monday. This is [...]
Hong Kong DOJ appeals High Court's refusal to enjoin protest-related song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an appeal on Monday against the High Court’s judgment which refused to grant an injunction to prohibit “Glory to Hong Kong,” a popular protest song. The DOJ said that the Secretary for Justice Paul Lam applied for the injunction to discharge the Hong Kong government’s constitutional responsibility to [...]
Current events focus a spotlight on potential criminal liability for operation of an automated vehicle. In Arizona, the safety driver in an Uber robotaxi pled guilty to an undesignated felony in response to a charge of negligent homicide for a fatality that occurred while an automated driving system (ADS) was engaged. Shortly before that, the [...]
UK Association of Prison Lawyers report reveals number of legal aid prison lawyers declining
A UK Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) survey published Monday reveals that prison lawyers are at risk of quitting if legal fees are not raised. The report asserts that prison law legal aid work is ‘no longer sustainable’ due to the ‘exhausting and poorly paid work’ undertaken by lawyers. It states that despite complex changes [...]
US appeals court throws out Mississippi Jim Crow era felon disenfranchisement law
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that an 1890 state constitutional provision permanently preventing people convicted of certain felonies from voting, Section 241, is unconstitutional. Judge James Dennis writing for the majority, discussed the racial history of the Mississippi Constitution that was ratified in 1890, writing, “From the outset, the object of [...]
Vietnam court jails 54 in COVID-19 flight repatriation bribery case
The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced 54 government officials and business people on Friday for charges related to bribery, as reported by the state-run Vietnam Plus. Former government officials, diplomats, and business owners were found guilty of soliciting, offering, and being complicit in the taking of bribes, along with fraud and abuse of power for the [...]