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European Commission to Expand Powers of Justice Agency to Assist with Investigations of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

More than 6,000 incidents of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine have already been registered, according to the Commission.
2 minute read

International Edition

The Fight For the Right To Provide Advice

The Global Lawyer: The 'even pariahs have rights' argument assumes in it that lawyers themselves will follow the rules. But do they always follow the rules? Plus: The Final Straw for Hong Kong
6 minute read

International Edition

US Judge Questions Mexico's Case Against Gunmakers

Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV peppered plaintiff's counsel with questions about whether governments around the world could sue U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors should Mexico prevail.
6 minute read

International Edition

Canada Appoints Lawyer as First Sport Integrity Commissioner

Sarah-Eve Pelletier, a lawyer and former Olympian, will investigate claims of abuse and mistreatment of athletes.
2 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Lawyers Decry Secret Trial

The Canadian appeals court ruling noted no "trace of this trial exists, other than in the minds of the individuals implicated."
5 minute read

International Edition

Covington, Withers and Amal Clooney Team Up on Ukraine Legal Task Force

The law firms have named teams of lawyers to the task force, which also includes prominent international human rights lawyer Clooney, as well as a former president of the U.K. Supreme Court and the head of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute.
3 minute read

International Edition

'We Are Seeing The... Criminalising of Dissent': British Official Explains Hong Kong Judge Resignations

The national security law has undermined the fundamental rights and freedoms promised in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, said Brian Davidson.
4 minute read

International Edition

International Bar Association Slams Guatemala's Treatment of Jurists

The association's Human Rights Institute decries the serial dismissal, harassment, intimidation and arrest of Guatemalan judges and prosecutors who have been judicially persecuted and forced to resign.
2 minute read

International Edition

It's Impossible For Law Firms to be Totally Apolitical

The Global Lawyer: As much as law firms try to remain apolitical, they can often find they are judged to have picked a side even by trying to stay out of the debate. They choose by not choosing.
7 minute read

International Edition

US Lawyer 'Banned' from Hong Kong Over Police Assault Case

The former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer is now on his way to Washington DC, he tweeted on Wednesday.
2 minute read

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