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4 days ago | jurist.org | Dennis Li |U. Oxford Faculty

Foreign ministers from Ukraine, the UK, and several European states announced their support for the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine on Friday. The countries in support include at least 37 states alongside Ukraine, and these states will have the power to hold accountable Russian political and military leaders, deriving their jurisdiction from that of Ukraine.

1 week ago | jurist.org | Dennis Li |U. Oxford Faculty

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Friday of the “unremitting violence” being committed against civilians in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war despite an active ceasefire that began in the wake of the March 28 earthquakes. Türk noted that the Myanmar military, or the Tatmadaw, is reported to have launched at least 243 attacks between the earthquake and April 29. These attacks, which included 171 air strikes, have killed over 200 civilians in the country.

2 weeks ago | jurist.org | Dennis Li |U. Oxford Faculty

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on Tuesday that the Republic of Malta’s “golden passport” program, where foreign investors could apply to be naturalized as a Maltese citizen for making direct investments, amounted to the commercialisation of EU citizenship. This is a violation of Malta’s obligations under Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and Article 4(3) of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU).

3 weeks ago | jurist.org | Sean Nolan

US Federal District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Thursday that tech giant Google LLC had violated federal anti-trust law by engaging in anti-competitive acts to attain monopoly power and depriving competitors of the ability to compete. An accompanying order issued by the judge required both parties to submit a joint proposed schedule for further briefing on their respective positions on remedies in the case.

3 weeks ago | jurist.org | Sean Nolan

The US Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to end birthright citizenship, or the guarantee of citizenship to nearly any individual who is born inside the US. President Trump issued his order in January of this year seeking to end birthright citizenship in the US.