World Justice News

Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court

May 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Paris Court of Appeal has dismissed a series of rape accusations against French film director Luc Besson. The director of The Big Blue and Nikita was accused by Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy in […]

Kurt Zouma: West Ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping cat

May 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video that also showed him saying “I swear I’ll kill it”. The 27-year-old admitted two offences under […]

Birmingham Children’s Hospital worker held on suspicion of poisoning child

May 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life after a child died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The 27-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday and has been suspended […]

Megaupload Pair Face 10 Years in Prison on New Organized Crime Charges

May 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

Earlier this month, former Megaupload executives Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk revealed that they had reached a deal with authorities to be charged in New Zealand, thereby avoiding extradition to the United States. […]

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the war started. Vadim Shishimarin admitted shooting a 62-year-old man a few days after […]

Is it Illegal to Use Pirate Streaming Sites?

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Downloading pirated movies and TV shows is against the law in the United States. The same is true for those who operate a pirate streaming site. However, people who use these streaming sites to consume […]

Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional

May 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Los Angeles court has said that a Californian law requiring companies to have up to three women on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law, passed in 2018, violated […]

Huge drugs tunnel connecting US and Mexico found

May 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A huge drugs tunnel has been found running from Tijuana in Mexico to a warehouse in San Diego in the US. With a length of 1,744ft (531m), the passage had a rail track, electricity and […]

UK judges refuse to ban death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago

May 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nine of the UK’s most senior judges have refused to ban the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The law dates back to when the country was a British colony. The judges expressed concerns […]

Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences

May 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

A film actress and her martial arts instructor husband have been jailed for child sex offences. Zara Phythian – who appeared in Doctor Strange with Benedict Cumberbatch – sexually abused a 13-year-old girl together with […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Articles by World Justice News

Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court

Kurt Zouma: West Ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping cat

Birmingham Children’s Hospital worker held on suspicion of poisoning child

Megaupload Pair Face 10 Years in Prison on New Organized Crime Charges

Russian soldier pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

Is it Illegal to Use Pirate Streaming Sites?

Californian court declares law requiring women on boards unconstitutional

Huge drugs tunnel connecting US and Mexico found

UK judges refuse to ban death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago

Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex offences