To foster trust-based governance in India’s direct tax system, the top government think-tank NITI Aayog has suggested a shift away from over-reliance on criminalisation of offences for compliance in ...

France is the latest country to change its criminal code to a consent-based definition of rape, but other developed countries ...

Murder charges against a Jamestown man will remain in place following an appearance in city court. Wednesday morning, a ...

The nomination process in India needs reform to ensure fairness, transparency, and greater participation in democracy.

The Trump administration's use of a "war" framing to target boats it claims are trafficking drugs is complicating its legal ...

The Liberal government is expected to pitch tougher bail and sentencing standards for violent crime in legislation today. A news release says Justice Minister Sean Fraser will speak to reporters about ...

There are two contentious issues, ‘arrest’ and ‘detention’, and since there is wide discretion in both, there needs to be ...

Prompted by recent decisions in Latvia, Estonia is moving ahead with key domestic violence reforms shaped by the Istanbul ...

While the term does not explicitly appear in Malaysian law, its essence is captured within broader legal definitions.

The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution’s burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a “pedantic” manner, cautioning that such rigidity would allow ...

In August 2024, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted Obaid and Mahony of fraud, criminal mismanagement and money ...