The Ugandan parliament voted on Wednesday to eliminate the presidential age limit [press release] of 75 years.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Thursday marked [official materials] its official closure with with a ceremony held in the Hague.

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed judicial reform legislation [materials, in Polish; materials, in Polish] Wednesday, placing control over the courts into the hands of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party.

The move came hours after the European Commission [official website] triggered [press release] Article 7 [text] of the Treaty on European Union against Poland over violations of the rule of law.

The unprecedented move serves as a warning to the Polish government and could lead to sanctions and suspension of EU voting rights.

Despite efforts for a constructive dialogue for 2 years, we have concluded that there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in #Poland

We therefore proposed to @EUCouncil to adopt a decision under #Article7 (1) of the Treaty on EU
https://t.co/EFfnjTOlF6

— European Commission (@EU_Commission) December 20, 2017

According to the EU, “Judicial reforms in Poland mean that the country’s judiciary is now under the political control of the ruling majority.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official website] ruled [judgment] Wednesday that Uber must comply with existing transportation regulations.

In doing so, the ECJ found that Uber operates more like a transportation company than an online platform that merely connects riders with drivers.

Anti-virus and cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs [corporate website] filed suit [complaint, PDF] against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [official website] on Monday seeking to set aside an order directing all civilian agencies to stop using Kaspersky products.

Kaspersky alleges that the review process contained in Binding Operational Directive BOD-17-01 [text] violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) [text] in two respects.

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston warned [statement] Friday that “[t]he American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion as the US …

The Honduras Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) [official website, in Spanish] on Sunday declared [text, PDF, in Spanish] incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of last month’s disputed presidential election.

The tribunal found that Hernández won by 50,446 votes, receiving 42.95 percent of the vote.