Keywords: Justice


Syria: Assad relative faces trial for crimes against humanity in landmark transitional justice case

A Syrian court in Damascus has formally presented charges, including crimes against humanity, against Atef Najib, a cousin of former president Bashar al-Assad and a former head of political security in Daraa, the city widely considered the birthplace of Syria’s 2011 uprising. Najib appeared before......

Venezuela interim president attends ICJ hearing on Esequibo dispute in the Netherlands

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez has arrived in the Netherlands to take part in a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the long-standing territorial dispute over the Esequibo region with Guyana. According to official statements, Rodríguez is......

Venezuela rejects World Court jurisdiction in oil-rich dispute with Guyana

Venezuela has told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it does not recognize its jurisdiction in a long-running territorial dispute with Guyana over the resource-rich Esequibo region, according to statements made during hearings in The Hague. Venezuela rejects ICJ authority Speaking before......

South Korean judge found dead after high-profile ruling

A South Korean judge has been found dead in Seoul, days after presiding over a high-profile appeal case involving former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Authorities confirmed that the judge was discovered unconscious inside a court facility and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Police stated that there......

U.S. attorney says Fed inspector general findings will determine future of Powell investigation

A former federal prosecutor involved in a high-profile investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has stated that the outcome of an internal watchdog review will determine whether any further legal action is necessary. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney appointed during the Trump administration,......

Former French cinema chief faces appeal trial in sexual assault case

A high-profile case involving the French film industry returns to court as Dominique Boutonnat, former head of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC), is set to face an appeal trial over sexual assault allegations. Boutonnat, once a key figure in France’s cultural......

Man charged in Australia over killing of Indigenous child

Australian authorities have charged a 47-year-old man in connection with the killing of a young Indigenous girl, a case that has sparked national outrage and unrest in the central region of the country. The child, identified as Kumanjayi Little Baby, had been reported missing before her body was discovered......

Spain approves extradition to Morocco of convicted migrant smuggler

The judicial authorities in Spain have approved the extradition of a Moroccan national to Morocco in connection with allegations of involvement in irregular migration networks, despite his previous conviction for similar offenses in Spain. The decision was issued by the country’s high criminal......

Moroccan literary journal launches issue on language, identity, and cognitive diversity

The eighth edition of the academic journal Littérature, Art et Langue has been released, centered on the tensions between linguistic dominance and cognitive diversity in an increasingly digitized world. The volume, published under the title Langues et savoirs : entre hégémonie linguistique......