Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, Kyiv-based lawyer and University of Pittsburgh LLM graduate Yaroslav Pavliuk reports.   As Ukraine enters the eighth week of Russian military aggression, the cost of the war rises dramatically. In [...]

President Joe Biden and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced a final rule to curb the proliferation of “ghost guns” as part of the administration’s comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to gun crime. Ghost guns are privately-made firearms which lack serial numbers and can be bought online or at a store and assembled [...]

Mexico’s Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) Monday announced that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador survived a special mandate revocation vote by a large margin. López Obrador called the vote amid his six-year term. The referendum asked: “Do you agree that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of the United Mexican States, have his mandate revoked due [...]

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Monday announced that she sanctioned Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic, two Bosnian Serb politicians, “for deliberately undermining peace” in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes to prevent Dodik and Cvijanovic from profiting from the UK. Dodik and Cvijanovic are leaders in Bosnia’s Serb community. Bosnia [...]

The Parliament of Pakistan Sunday voted to remove Imran Khan from the position of Prime Minister, due to allegations of mismanaging the economy and mishandling the country’s foreign policy. Khan, a former premier cricketer, was removed from his position three and a half years after coming to power in 2018. The vote of no-confidence was [...]

Anjana Meza is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Lima, and a law student in the Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In recent weeks, there have been major demonstrations in Peru by farmers and transporters protesting a lack of state support for agriculture and a rise in the price of gasoline. The demonstrations [...]

Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary.  Bill C-18, “An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada” (Online News Act), passed introductory first reading in the Canadian House of Commons last Tuesday amid early controversy. The stated purpose of the Act [...]

Tunisian President Kais Saied Saturday announced a plan to compensate the victims of the 2011 revolution that ushered democracy into the country after the ousting of then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Saied’s decree declares compensation for “martyrs,” including police and army personnel killed and wounded during what he referred to as “terrorist attacks.” The [...]

The European Commission’s “freeze and seize” task force Friday said that EU member governments have frozen assets owned by Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies worth nearly €30 billion. More than half the EU member states have enforced EU sanctions by freezing boats, helicopters, real estate and artwork. They have also blocked transactions of €196 [...]

UK Foreign Secretary Lis Truss Friday announced that the UK will be imposing sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters. The sanctions follow just days after the US similarly announced it was imposing sanctions on the two daughters. In a press release, the UK stated the the goals of the sanctions were to target [...]