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Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026)

Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026) © Photo by IAEA Imagebank via Flickr International Justice Section China: Court Sentences Three People to Death for Involvement in Myanmar Scam Centres US: Trial Opens for Rwandan-American Accused of Covering Up Alleged Involvement in Genocide Colombia: Peace Tribunal Charges Former FARC Members with Crimes Against IndigenousContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (12 – 18 October 2026)”

Weekly News Recap 5 – 11 October 2026

Weekly News Recap (5 – 11 October 2026) © Photo by IRIN Photos via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber Unseals Arrest Warrants for Four Taliban Members Over Gender-Based Persecution in Afghanistan ECtHR: Finds Violation of Right to Access a Court in Greek Pension Dispute UK: High Court Rules Prime Minister’s Recommendation to RevokeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap 5 – 11 October 2026”

Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026)

Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026) © Photo by Julien Harneis via Flickr International Justice Section Türkiye: Court Convicts Comedian of Insulting President Erdogan Italy: Court Sentences Three Egyptian Security Officials Over Giulio Regeni’s Abduction US: Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations Kosovo: Court Orders Pre-Trial Detention of NineContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (28 September – 4 October 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 September 2026)

Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 September 2026) © Photo by spoilt.exile via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Finds Azerbaijan Violated Article 3 in Excessive Police Force and Inadequate Medical Treatment Case ECtHR: Finds No Violation of Article 8 in the Netherlands’ Refusal of Family Reunification for Children from Polygamous Marriages ECtHR: Finds Greece ViolatedContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (7 – 13 September 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Russia: Court Sentences Anti-War Politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years Germany: Court Convicts Ukrainian Man in Sabotage Plot Syria: Court Sentences Wassim al-Assad to Death for War Crimes Central African Republic: Witness ImplicatesContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (17 – 23 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)

Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Mali: Trial Begins of Detained Journalist Ras Bath Accused of Criminal Association Tanzania: Trial Resumes of Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu on Treason Charges US: Judge Dismisses Fraud and Bribery Case Against Indian Billionaire Adani Russia: SupremeContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (10 – 16 August 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 July 2026) © Photo by UNMEER via Flickr International Justice Section ECtHR: Finds Switzerland Violated Articles 9 and 13 in Failure to Provide Applicants Vegan Diet While in State Care ICC: Constitutes Trial Chamber in El Hishri Case Concerning Alleged Crimes in Libya South Africa: High Court Closes InquestContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (20 – 26 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026) © Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet via Flickr International Justice Section Austria: Court Sentences Two Former Syrian Security Officials to Eight Years in Prison ECtHR: Communicates Case Concerning Alleged Detention and Abuse of Ukrainian Civilians by Russian Armed Forces Greece: Spyware Victims File Damages Claims Against IntellexaContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (6 – 12 July 2026)”

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)

Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026) © Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr International Justice Section ICJ: Poland Files Intervention in Lithuania v. Belarus Migrant Smuggling Case US: Supreme Court Rejects President Trump’s Executive Order to Restrict Birthright Citizenship Germany: Prosecutors Arrest Suspect in 1994 Rwanda Genocide Case Germany: Indicts Ukrainian inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (29 June – 5 July 2026)”

The 2026 Transnistria Passportation Decree

Russian passportation policies in Transnistria, resumed by the decree of May 2026, expose how the strategic use of nationality can transcend mere bureaucracy to consolidate itself as a tool for power projection and “personal annexation”.