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EU asks: Is a vegetarian sausage really a sausage?

October 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

When is a sausage a sausage? That’s what the European parliament will be voting on this week. A group of farmers are hoping a bill will be passed that would ban vegetarian products from being […]

Subway rolls ruled too sugary to be bread in Ireland

October 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The rolls used in Subway’s hot sandwiches contain too much sugar to be considered bread, according to Ireland’s Supreme Court. Ireland’s highest court made the ruling in a case about how the bread is taxed. […]

Right to food ‘should be enshrined in Scots Law’

April 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The human right to food should be put into Scots Law to protect people from rising insecurity, a report to the Scottish government suggests. The Scottish Human Rights Commission believes the move “would help tackle […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]