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Positioned at the intersection of legal education and journalistic purpose, JURIST has a unique insight into how essential student voices are to advocating for the rule of law worldwide. The theme of this year’s Student Press Freedom Day, “Powerfully Persistent,” resonates deeply with our mission. Since our founding in 1996, JURIST has witnessed how student [...]

Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, a day ahead of the fourth anniversary of the coup that brought it to power. The move was reported by the state-owned Myawaddy Media on Friday. The military claimed that the extension is necessary to ensure the stability and peace of the [...]

The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) published a comprehensive report on Wednesday revealing systematic violations against the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The findings come five years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to prevent acts of genocide against the minority group. The report, titled “The Genocide Never Stopped – [...]

On Monday at the opening of the twenty-third session of the Assembly of State Parties in The Hague, Prosecutor Khan announced that the Court would seek to issue arrest warrants for figures responsible for crimes against humanity in Afghanistan saying: “In relation to Afghanistan we will be announcing applications for arrest warrants in the Afghanistan [...]

The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic reviewed a legal challenge on Friday regarding laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relationships among police and military officers. The court’s decision remains pending. Notably, similar penalties are not imposed for heterosexual acts. Anderson Javiel Dirocie de León and Patricia M. Santana Nina, the plaintiffs, filed a Direct Action [...]

Argentina’s Federal Court of Criminal Cassation revived a complaint alleging that Chinese state agents committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghur people in a judgement on Thursday. The complaint was filed by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, World Uyghur Congress and Lawyers for Uyghur Rights. The Court of Cassation ruled that the Court [...]

UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) revealed Wednesday the use of indiscriminate landmines in Myanmar has caused an increase in civilian casualties, with over 20 percent of them being children. Civilians in Myanmar have suffered from a total of 1,052 casualties from landmine and explosive ordnances in 2023, alone. According to UNICEF, amidst the recent [...]

The ongoing conflict engulfing Israel and Palestine continues to raise significant issues of international law and policy. My earlier contribution focused on the jurisdiction and substantive law of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here I address the ongoing litigation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court). Because the crime of genocide can be [...]

The Indian government unveiled Monday the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (CAR), in accordance with the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which aims to amend the laws governing citizenship in India. The CAA helps persecuted religious minorities gain access to Indian citizenship but specifically excludes Muslim immigrants. The government also stated that the application procedure under the [...]

Myanmar’s ruling military junta announced Wednesday that they have extended the country’s state of emergency period for another six months, according to military-run media Myawady TV’s web portal. The junta previously extended the state of emergency period by six months on July 31, 2023 and postponed an election it promised to hold in August 2023. [...]