Africa
Gambian MPs to debate bill seeking to reverse FGM ban
If the legislators agree to consider it, the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny.
BBC
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Africa
Zimbabwe: US slaps fresh sanctions on President Mnangagwa and other leaders
The order also affects other senior leaders in the country - blocking their assets in the US and barring them from unofficial travel there. The new sanctions replace a broader programme that was introduced two decades ago.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Child Right Int'l suit against child streetism
The NGO started the suit in 2022, seeking to enforce and give meaning to Childrens' right to education, and deal with the threat posed by child streetism.
DL News
Europe
Russia jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 'repeatedly criticising armed forces'
Oleg Orlov says a court process in Moscow combined "absurdity and tyranny dressed up as formal adherence to some pseudo-legal procedures".
Sky News
Europe
New Zealand MP resigns following shoplifting allegations
Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores - one in Auckland and the other in Wellington.
BBC
Others
South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat.
BBC
Courts
Kaneshie District Court disability unfriendly; judges meet litigants halfway
Judges, occasionally descend to use a different room on the building for cases involving physically challenged persons.
GNA
Courts
Dismissed Circuit Court judge sues Judicial Service, Chief Justice, says removal from office unlawful
In his application filed at the High Court (Human Rights Division), Mr. Asiedu is seeking a declaration that his removal from office as a Circuit Court judge is unlawful.
DL News
Others
UN moves to draft new convention on international tax cooperation
The resolution provides for an intergovernmental committee to develop protocols and measures to combat tax-related illicit financial flows
Jurist
Europe
UK Supreme Court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategy
The Guardian
Africa
South Africa: A judge found that a man did not intend to rape his girlfriend, Supreme Court to hear appeal of case
It is an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Eastern Cape, against a local high court ruling which set aside the conviction, in a regional court, which had found Loyisa Coko guilty of raping his girlfriend.
Ground Up
Europe
Online Safety Bill: divisive internet rules become law
It seeks to force tech firms to take more responsibility for the content on their platforms.
BBC
General
Full Speech: Justice William Atuguba's lecture on the Judiciary's role in protecting Ghana's Democracy
"Sharing my lived experiences with the Justice delivery system vi-a-vis public confidence in the judiciary and how recent Judicial pronouncements and rulings portend for consideration of Ghana’s democracy."
DL News
General
The Impact Of The Land Act On Property Rights of Spouses & The Equality Is Equity Principle; Perspectives In The Days Of Adam, Quartey, Mensah, Adjei & Anyetei & Now Kodie
A Speech Delivered by Barima Nana Yaw Kodie Oppong; Director of Legal Education in Ghana & Director, Ghana School of Law at the 2023 Ghana Bar Association Annual Conference held in Cape Coast, Ghana
Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong
General
Full Speech by The Attorney-General of Ghana at the 2023 Ghana Bar Conference
When I look back at certain cases whose outcomes I consider undesirable, regardless of my own views on the questions being judged in them, I come to the conclusion that, we have in this country a fiercely independent Judiciary in which all...
DL News
Others
Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide
The ruling on Wednesday means no punishment can apply for accessing abortion services in Mexico
Sky News
General
The distinguished, true and real legal luminary that is his Lordship Professor Samuel Kofi Date-Bah
He prolifically authored articles covering constitutional provisions, landmark cases, and even comprehensive textbooks. By my calculation, between 1970 and 1978, he contributed more than 45 articles to UGLJ and RGL combined.
Ace Anan Ankomah
Africa
Two Ugandan males face death penalty for violating anti-gay law
Uganda last hanged a convict in 1999 and in 2005 formally scrapped the death penalty. But the anti-homosexuality law reintroduced the death penalty for the offense of aggravated homosexuality
VOA Africa
Europe
UK Home Secretary does not rule out GPS tagging of Channel migrants
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was considering "all options" to "exert some control" over migrants arriving in small boats. The Times originally reported that the Home Office was considering fitting them with GPS tags.
BBC
General
32nd Christof Heyns Moot Court Competition: KNUST to host 61 Law faculties
Last year, the KNUST Faculty of Law Team won the contest in Cairo, Egypt
DL News