International News

February 21, 2019

US Supreme Court incorporates Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporated the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause to the states. […]
February 21, 2019

India Catholic Cardinal Oswald Gracias ‘failed abuse victims’

One of the Catholic Church’s most senior cardinals has admitted that he could have better handled sexual abuse allegations that were brought to him. Oswald Gracias, […]
February 21, 2019

Shamima Begum: What is her legal status?

Shamima Begum – the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria – has been stripped of her UK citizenship after expressing […]
February 20, 2019

US Supreme Court to decide what constitutes discharge of pollutants

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear arguments about the indirect movement of pollutants through groundwater to navigable waters. The case, County of Maui […]
February 20, 2019

Rights group calls for greater protection against India cow protection vigilante groups

Human Rights Watch called Monday for a greater response against cow protection vigilante groups in India. Between May 2015 and December 2018, 44 people were killed […]
February 20, 2019

Turkish appeals court upholds convictions of journalists

An Appeals Court in Turkey on Tuesday upheld the convictions of 14 employees of Cumhuriyet, a Turkish news outlet that has been critical of President Recep […]
February 20, 2019

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in government patent case

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, which will determine if the government is able to […]
February 20, 2019

Shamima Begum: IS teenager’s family consider legal action

The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of […]