Here's the international legal news we covered this week: David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to...

David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Catalonian leaders. Kaye said:I am...

A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role during Catalonia's independence movement. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia's independence from Spain...

UN human rights experts on Friday urged the international community to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence. Palestinian protestors assembled in...

A Brazilian federal judge on Thursday issued a warrant for former president Luiz Inacio da Silva's arrest. Judge Sergio Moro issued the arrest warrant several hours after the Supreme Federal Court's denial ...

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye to 24 years in prison. Park was removed from office in March 2017 by the country's Constitutional Court . In an...

China filed a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday over US tariffs against Chinese goods. The complaint is a request for consultation , which is the first step in a...

Egypt's Court of Cassation on Thursday ordered a retrial for 16 out of 43 defendants who were charged with receiving illegal foreign funds without a license "for restricted activities against state policy." The defendants had received...

After late-night deliberations, the Supreme Court of Brazil on Thursday allowed an arrest warrant for former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to go forward . Lula was convicted in July of corruption...

Judge Carmen Lamela of Spain's National Court on Wednesday charged the former Catalan chief of police, Josep Lluís Trapero, with sedition for his role in the 2017 independence...