The Taliban has formally entrenched a class-based justice system in Afghanistan under a newly enacted Criminal Procedure Code ...

The Bombay High Court has held that an increase in the length of sentence as a consequence of awarding the statutory minimum sentence cannot be termed as “enhancement of sentence” within ...

At the same time, the case presents broader institutional questions about how criminal law should be applied when the conduct in question arises from journalistic reporting on matters of public ...

Anna Psarouda–Benaki was the first woman Speaker of Parliament and the first woman to serve as President of the Academy of Athens. She was also Professor Emerita of Criminal Law at the Law School of ...

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has outlined a wide range of legal and institutional reforms carried out by the Ministry of Law, ...

Criminal defense lawyers are tracking when the Justice Department appears to rely on irregular charging practices, including ...

A lawyer has moved the Supreme Court challenging provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) that allow ...

HRCP report claims 924 deaths in 670 Punjab CCD encounters, seeks judicial inquiry and moratorium on operations.

Everything you need to know to view, understand and follow the Alex Murdaugh murder case appeal to the SC Supreme Court.

The advisory panel to Japan's justice minister has submitted an outline of proposed amendments to the criminal procedure law ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions ...

This month, Ottawa immediately slapped down a request from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her province to have more say ...