What's new
New posts

Welcome

If you already have an account, please login, but if you don't have one yet, you are more than welcome to freely join the community of lawyers around the world..

Register Log in

Search results

  1. Dadparvar

    Jurist Uzbekistan: protests take place in autonomous republic over proposed constitutional reform

    Protests broke out Friday in Nukus, capital of the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, over a proposed constitutional reform. According to a statement from the region’s government: The demonstrators were protesting the planned removal of the section of the current constitution...
  2. Dadparvar

    Jurist Poland court orders dissolution of ‘LGBT-free’ zones

    The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland Tuesday dismissed the appeals of four municipalities whose LGBT-free resolutions were annulled by lower courts, marking a victory for LGBTIQ+ rights in a country where they are often discriminated against. In 2020, the Polish Human Rights Ombudsman...
  3. Dadparvar

    Jurist UN human rights office releases revised torture investigation protocol

    UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Wednesday released the revised version of the Istanbul Protocol at the Geneva Academy. The revised version strengthens the effective investigation and documentation of torture and ill-treatment and seeks to fortify the implementation...
  4. Dadparvar

    Jurist Afghanistan dispatch: The Taliban’s new bar exam procedures — and the notable absence of new women attorneys

    Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation on the ground since the Taliban takeover. Here, a young lawyer in Kabul reports on the complications Taliban governance has wrought for young lawyers wishing to regain their rights to practice in the country...
  5. Dadparvar

    Jurist EU court rules against Lithuanian law ordering detention of asylum seekers

    The Court of Justice of the European Union Thursday held that Lithuanian law ordering the automatic detention of asylum seekers was inconsistent with EU law. According to article 140(1)(2) of the law regarding the legal status of foreigners in Lithuania, the state is allowed to detain illegal...
  6. Dadparvar

    Jurist Germany unveils plan to deregulate legal name and gender change process

    The German government Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their first name and gender, ending the current rules which require an expert assessment and court authorization. Under Germany’s current “transsexual law,” which was put in place under the...
  7. Dadparvar

    Jurist EU leadership tells Greece to reform migrant deportation policies

    The European Union (EU) Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson Thursday said, “Protecting EU external border from illegal entry is an obligation. Violent and illegal deportations of migrants must stop, now,” in a statement on Greek immigration policies after meeting with Greek government...
  8. Dadparvar

    Jurist Two more charged over deaths of 53 migrants in Texas

    US authorities on Wednesday charged two additional suspects over the deaths of several dozen migrants whose bodies were discovered in a semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. These latest charges come on the heels of charges filed Tuesday against two men suspected of involvement in the...
  9. Dadparvar

    Jurist US Supreme Court holds Biden can end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

    The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-4 decision that US President Joe Biden can end former President Donald Trump’s Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) policy, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. This overturns a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling that kept the MPP...
  10. Dadparvar

    Jurist European Court of Human Rights finds Spain violated judges’ privacy rights

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday found Spain violated European privacy rights by publishing the names and photos of judges who supported Catalan independence. The ECHR found Spain guilty under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 8 protects individual...
Top