Keywords: Justice


South African jurist Navi Pillay awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to promote peace and strengthen international law, according to the prize announcement on Friday, October 9. The 85-year-old legal figure has spent decades working on human......

Italy: 12-Year Prison Sentence After Moroccan Farm Worker Kills Colleague With Tractor

An Italian court has sentenced a 29-year-old Moroccan agricultural worker to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of intentionally killing a compatriot during a confrontation at a farm in the Abruzzo region. The ruling was handed down by the court in Avezzano in connection with the death of Hamid......

Moroccan rapper Baby Gang remains jailed in Italy over weapons and domestic violence allegations

Moroccan rapper Baby Gang, whose real name is Zaccaria Mouhib, will remain in custody in Italy after a court rejected his defense team's request to replace detention with supervised residential treatment. The 25-year-old artist has been imprisoned since March in connection with an investigation......

Morocco’s lawyers resume work temporarily after months-long professional boycott

Lawyers across Morocco are temporarily returning to professional activity on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, following a decision by the Association of the Bar Associations of Morocco (ABAM) to suspend its months-long boycott. The move marks a pause rather than an end to a dispute that has brought the country’s......

Morocco and Lebanon sign three landmark agreements to expand judicial cooperation

Rabat — Morocco and Lebanon have moved to deepen their judicial partnership with the signing of three agreements designed to improve cooperation in criminal matters and make cross-border legal procedures more effective. The agreements were signed in Rabat during a working visit by Lebanese Justice......

Morocco’s 2027 budget faces test of PAM’s economic promises

Morocco’s 2027 finance bill is emerging as the first major economic test for the country’s new political configuration. With the draft budget required to reach Parliament by October 20, the incoming government faces a narrow window to translate the election campaign’s promises into......

France: Teenager referred to judge over violent attack during Marseille student protests

A 15-year-old student has been brought before an investigating judge in Marseille after allegedly attacking a passerby with a burning aerosol spray during demonstrations involving high school students, according to the Marseille prosecutor’s office. The incident occurred on Thursday morning near......

Mbappé vs PSG: French justice closes harassment investigation

The latest legal chapter in the long-running dispute between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain has come to an end, with investigating judges in Paris issuing a non-suit in the case concerning allegations of moral harassment against the French forward. The decision was taken at the end of......

Trump administration prepares broader sanctions against International Criminal Court

The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing broader sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), raising concerns about the potential impact on the institution’s finances and day-to-day operations. According to people familiar with the plans cited by Reuters, Washington......