2018 – Page 34 – World Justice News

New crime of ‘gross negligence rape’ is put forward

July 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A new rape law in Ireland to deal with cases where a man has wrongfully, but honestly, believed that consent had been given has been suggested in a report today from the Law Reform Commission. Under […]

Tokyo Sarin attack: Japan executes last Aum Shinrikyo members on death row

July 26, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Japan has executed the remaining members of a cult behind the deadly 1995 Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway. The six men were the last members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on death row, and […]

Harrods big spender fights to keep mansion

July 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

The fugitive wife of a “fat cat banker” who’s spent £16m in Harrods is battling to keep her London mansion after the UK’s first use of a new power to combat international corruption. The woman, […]

Sacha Baron Cohen ridicule prompts Georgia lawmaker to quit

July 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Georgia lawmaker ridiculed by dropping his trousers and using racial slurs on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? show has said he will resign. Republican state representative Jason Spencer had initially refused to quit […]

Kit Kat case: No break for Nestlé in trademark row

July 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

Even if it looks like a Kit Kat, it might not be. The European Court of Justice has thrown out an appeal by the chocolate bar’s maker, Nestlé, which argued that it owns the shape […]

‘Unhappy’ wife, 68, who wants to divorce her husband of 40 years is forced to stay married

July 25, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By RICHARD SPILLETT A woman who wants to divorce her husband of 40 years because she says their marriage is unhappy has lost a Supreme Court fight. Five Supreme Court justices have ruled that Tini Owens must […]

Woman abused by her stepfather from four to 17 wins right to compensation

July 24, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By KEILIGH BAKER Victims of crime who lived at the same address as their attacker will be entitled to compensation after a landmark Court of Appeal ruling. Senior judges said that the so-called ‘same-roof’ rule, which denied […]

UK snooping ‘unlawful for more than decade’

July 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

The system that allowed spy agency GCHQ access to vast amounts of personal data from telecoms companies was unlawful for more than a decade, a surveillance watchdog has ruled. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal said that […]

Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district

July 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been killed and 12 others wounded, one of them critically, by a gunman who opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s largest city. One of the dead was a young woman, […]

Islamic State ‘Beatles’ duo: UK ‘will not block death penalty’

July 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The UK will not block use of the death penalty by the US in the case of two men who are accused of being Islamic State members, the home secretary says. In a letter to […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

New crime of ‘gross negligence rape’ is put forward

Tokyo Sarin attack: Japan executes last Aum Shinrikyo members on death row

Harrods big spender fights to keep mansion

Sacha Baron Cohen ridicule prompts Georgia lawmaker to quit

Kit Kat case: No break for Nestlé in trademark row

‘Unhappy’ wife, 68, who wants to divorce her husband of 40 years is forced to stay married

Woman abused by her stepfather from four to 17 wins right to compensation

UK snooping ‘unlawful for more than decade’

Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district

Islamic State ‘Beatles’ duo: UK ‘will not block death penalty’