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Supreme Court backs agreed end-of-life decisions

July 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

Legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. It will now be easier to withdraw food and liquid to allow such […]

Supreme Court rejects NI abortion law case

June 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Human rights campaigners have lost a Supreme Court appeal over the legality of Northern Ireland’s abortion law. The court dismissed an appeal brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). But a majority of […]

Alfie Evans: Parents to appeal to Supreme Court again

April 17, 2018 World Justice News 1

The parents of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans are to ask the Supreme Court to consider an appeal on ending his life support for a second time. On Monday the Court of Appeal refused to overrule […]

John Worboys case: Met Police loses ‘landmark’ appeal

February 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Met Police has lost an appeal at the Supreme Court against two victims of black cab rapist John Worboys who won compensation for its failings. The women were raped by Worboys in 2003 and […]

Chagos Islanders take marine park case to supreme court

June 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Owen Bowcott Chagos Islanders expelled decades ago from their homes on the Indian Ocean archipelago by the UK have taken their case to the supreme court. Opening a fresh legal challenge to restore […]

Criminals deportation system ‘unlawful’

June 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

The government’s system for deporting foreign criminals before they have had a chance to appeal breaches their human rights, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a landmark case concerning two foreign national criminals, the court […]

Charlie Gard: Parents’ appeal for US treatment bid fails

June 8, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the parents of sick baby Charlie Gard, over plans to take him to the US for treatment. Chris Gard and Connie Yates want the 10-month old, […]

Dad loses term-time holiday Supreme court ruling

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on a case which has raised questions of parents’ rights and responsibilities. A father challenged a fine for taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday and the Supreme […]

Lord Neuberger says unjustified attacks on the judiciary undermined the rule of law

February 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

Lord Neuberger, the president of the UK’s Supreme Court has criticised politicians for not doing enough to defend judges following a row over the Brexit legal challenge. Lord Neuberger said politicians did not speak out […]

UK Government loses Supreme Court case over Article 50

January 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

Theresa May needs the approval of Parliament to trigger the Brexit process, Britain’s most senior judges have ruled. The Supreme Court has decided by a vote of 8 to 3 that MPs must be given […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]