Keywords: Justice


TikTok challenges EU ‘gatekeeper’ status at Europe’s top court over Big Tech rules

TikTok, owned by ByteDance, has taken its legal battle to the European Union’s highest court in an effort to overturn its classification as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a key piece of legislation designed to regulate major technology companies. The......

Meta loses EU court battle over compensation for Italian publishers

Meta Platforms has lost a legal challenge before Europe’s highest court in a dispute over compensation owed to Italian publishers for the use of news content snippets. The ruling confirms that digital platforms may be required to pay fair compensation when using fragments of journalistic content......

Poland demands answers after Former Minister flees Hungary for United States

Poland has said it will seek formal explanations after former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro left Hungary and traveled to the United States despite facing ongoing legal proceedings in his home country. Warsaw is questioning how a political figure under investigation was able to cross international......

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred faces new rape trial in France

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred appeared before a criminal court in southern France on Monday in connection with a rape case dating back to 2018 near Saint-Tropez. The trial is taking place in the city of Draguignan, where the artist is being tried over allegations made by a former bar employee who accused......

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,......