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UN rights expert urges rejection of France bill presuming legality of lethal force by police officers
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (330+ words) A UN expert on Wednesday called on the French government to throw out a bill that operates on the presumption that police officers who utilize firearms are acting within the scope of their duties unless evidence proves otherwise, a decision…...
Between Consultation and Command: The Quran, Islamic Law, and Warrior Hermeneutics
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (220+ words) Across these articulations, the Qur'anic discourse does not seal meaning but structurally disperses it into practices of listening, judgment, and consultation that resist final closure; meaning remains something that must be re-entered rather than possessed, enacted rather than stored, and…...
UN body finds Israel detention of Gaza pediatrician arbitrary, calls for immediate release
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (246+ words) The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found Monday that Israel's detention of Gazan doctor Hussam Abu Safiya violates international human rights law and called for his immediate release, as his lawyer and rights groups warned his life was in…...
Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governance
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (387+ words) Leaders of the militant Palestinian group Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its leadership in Gaza, engaging with the terms of the US-brokered peace deal and welcoming a technocratic governing committee. Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip for…...
When a state decides it can't win, it begins to punish civilians' " An interview with former UN chief prosecutor David M. Crane
1+ week, 1+ day ago (704+ words) The interview is lightly edited for clarity. JURIST: Please tell us more about how the paper proposes an entirely new category of international crime and generally explore how often international criminal law actually expands in this way and what it…...
UK dispatch: appeals court upholds ban on Palestine Action advocacy group, sparking debate
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (542+ words) On 15 June 2026, the Court of Appeal held that the UK government's proscription of advocacy group, Palestine Action, was upheld, overturning the High Court's decision in February that the terror ban was unlawful." On 30 June 2025, Palestine Action was designated as a…...
UK court upholds designation of Palestine Action as terrorist group
3+ week, 3+ day ago (326+ words) The UK Court of Appeal held unanimously on Monday that the government's designation of Palestine Action as a "terrorist" organization is lawful. Following the ruling, the Metropolitan Police arrested 117 protesters from outside the court for supporting the advocacy group, as…...
Toronto activists demand Israel's expulsion from FIFA at World Cup opener
3+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) Activists unfurled a banner reading "Kick Israel out of FIFA, covering the organization's logo near a busy Toronto thoroughfare on Friday morning before Canada's opening match at the World Cup. Demonstrators wore shirts reading "Jews say no to genocide. Faisal…...
Iran's World Cup Team in Tijuana Shows How Borders, Not Bans, Now Fefine Sovereignty - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary
4+ week, 1+ day ago (199+ words) Amir Ali Maleki is a researcher specializing in international law and the philosophy of law, and the Editor of Praxis Publication. com. He works in the fields of political philosophy, Islamic philosophy, and hermeneutics. He is the recipient of JURIST's…...
UN report reveals systematic Palestine human rights abuses perpetrated by Israel and Hamas
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (247+ words) A UN report published on Tuesday found that Palestinian civilians are being systematically subjected to human rights violations by both Israeli settlers and forces and Hamas. Additionally, the Commission documented 60 instances of violence involving Hamas-affiliated forces, including "two public executions…...