Niger suspends cooperation with International Organization of Francophone Nations – JURIST

Niger suspends cooperation with International Organization of Francophone Nations – JURIST

Niger’s military leader announced on Monday that it had suspended all cooperation with the International Organization of Francophone Nations (OIF) to sever ties with former colonial ruler France. The OIF is an... Read more »
Terrorism Arrests, Investigations Carried Out in Three Different European Nations

Terrorism Arrests, Investigations Carried Out in Three Different European Nations

A Denmark terrorism investigation has led to the arrest of two people and targeting of four others in a case that coincided with an arrest in the Netherlands and several in Germany... Read more »
Direct Air Capture for Carbon Under United Nations

Direct Air Capture for Carbon Under United Nations

The United Nations has recognized that carbon capture and sequestration is a “key technology” in the quest to keep global temperatures from rising above the scientifically-accepted threshold of two degrees Celsius.  One... Read more »
Canada federal court approves B settlement over discriminatory underfunding of First Nations program – JURIST

Canada federal court approves $23B settlement over discriminatory underfunding of First Nations program – JURIST

The Federal Court of Canada approved on Tuesday, a CA$ 23 billion settlement to compensate First Nations children and families who were harmed by the discriminatory underfunding of the First Nations Child... Read more »
California Enacts Nation’s First General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention Safety Requirements for Employers

California Enacts Nation’s First General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention Safety Requirements for Employers

California SB 553, which takes effect July 1, 2024, creates the first general industry workplace violence prevention safety requirements in the United States. Covered employers must develop and create a workplace violence... Read more »
Resignation and flight of Sri Lanka judge sparks concern over nation’s judicial independence – JURIST

Resignation and flight of Sri Lanka judge sparks concern over nation’s judicial independence – JURIST

The resignation letter of Sri Lankan Judge T. Saravanaraja emerged online Thursday, with media reports saying the judge fled the country. In the letter, addressed to the Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Judicial... Read more »
Small island nations to testify before international tribunal seeking advice on obligations to reduce marine pollution – JURIST

Small island nations to testify before international tribunal seeking advice on obligations to reduce marine pollution – JURIST

The the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s public hearings concerning international obligations to mitigate marine pollution started Monday in Hamburg, Germany following a request from the Commission of Small... Read more »

United Nations Foundation Honors LexisNexis CEO Mike Walsh with Global Leadership Award for Advancing Rule of Law

New York, NY — LexisNexis Legal & Professional, today announced that Mike Walsh, CEO of LexisNexis Legal & Professional, will receive a Global Leadership Award from the United Nations Foundation in recognition... Read more »
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