2017 – Page 15 – World Justice News

Pacific experts meet in Fiji to discuss law on armed conflict

October 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by TIMOCI VULA Update: 1:51PM EXPERTS from across the Pacific will convene in Nadi this month for the region’s first-ever forum dedicated to discussion of the branch of international law governing armed conflict. Fijian President […]

Supreme Court to Decide Public Employee Self-Incrimination Case

October 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lisa Soronen (Lisa Soronen is executive director of the State and Local Legal Center and a frequent contributor to the NCSL Blog on judicial issues.) It has been a while since the U.S. Supreme […]

Unsent text accepted as dead man’s will by Australian court

October 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A court in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message on a dead man’s mobile phone as an official will. The 55-year-old man had composed a text message addressed to his brother, in which […]

Harvey Weinstein denies rape accusations

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Film producer Harvey Weinstein has denied raping three women after allegations were made in US magazine The New Yorker. It claims Weinstein forced sex on the women, including actress Asia Argento. In addition, actresses Mira Sorvino […]

Australia dual citizenship saga: Court hearing begins

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Australian court has begun a long-awaited hearing into whether seven MPs caught up in a dual citizenship saga should remain eligible for office. Under constitutional rules, Australian politicians cannot be dual citizens. The High […]

Torture survivors win asylum seeker detention ruling

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Survivors of torture have won a legal challenge against Home Office rules on asylum seeker detention in the UK. The government had argued torture could only be carried out by official state agents or terror […]

Texas Tech police officer killed – Freshman student in custody

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Texas Tech University police officer was shot dead Monday after bringing a suspect into custody at the campus police headquarters, authorities said. A call for a student “welfare check” led campus officers to a […]

Six robbers flee Regent Street jewellers raid on one moped

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Six robbers fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London. The gang raided Mappin & Webb in Regent Street at about 19.20 BST, armed with a machete […]

Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti-burka law that recently came into force in Austria. Designed to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the law says people’s faces must be visible […]

Rapist can share custody of victim’s child

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The case of a Michigan man awarded joint legal custody of a child whose mother he sexually assaulted when she was 12 has provoked outrage. Many are incredulous that Christopher Mirasolo, 27, could be granted […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Pacific experts meet in Fiji to discuss law on armed conflict

Supreme Court to Decide Public Employee Self-Incrimination Case

Unsent text accepted as dead man’s will by Australian court

Harvey Weinstein denies rape accusations

Australia dual citizenship saga: Court hearing begins

Torture survivors win asylum seeker detention ruling

Texas Tech police officer killed – Freshman student in custody

Six robbers flee Regent Street jewellers raid on one moped

Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law

Rapist can share custody of victim’s child