[No 'Honour' In Honour Killng] 'Extremism And Violence Has Permeated Through Pakistani Society; Need To Discourage Crime Against Women': Pakistan SC

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday (24-August-2020) observed that extremism and violence has permeated through Pakistani society and it has been brutalized. Not enough is done to ensure that crimes against women do not take place.The court further opined,"Respect and language play an important role to bring about a positive change in society and using terminology such as 'Ghairat' or...

Words Like "Disabled," "Physically Handicapped" & "Mentally Retarded" Offend Human Dignity Of Persons With Different Abilities: Pakistan SC [Read Judgment]

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the Government and its agencies to desist from using words like "disabled," "physically handicapped" and "mentally retarded" for persons with different abilities. The judgment, rendered by a 3-Judge Bench of Pakistan's Top Court, makes a paradigm shift in the approach adopted by the society towards specially-abled...

[Enrica Lexie] Permanent Court of Arbitration Publishes Award & Dissenting Opinions

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has published its Award and concurring/dissenting opinions in the case between India and Italy on 'Enrica Lexie' Incident.Earlier the Court had published only an extracts from the Award since the Rules of Procedure provides that the full (redacted) Award can be published only after the Parties' confidentiality review.Now, a 326 paged Award has been uploaded...

'Arbitrary & Overnight Deprival Of Citizenship Against Rule Of Law': South Africa Constitutional Court Reinterprets Its Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Judgment]

The Constitutional Court of South Africa recently reinterpreted the country's Citizenship Amendment Act of 2010, which had drastically changed the definition of 'citizenship by descent', by holding that persons born in other countries, before or after the commencement of the Amendment Act, are entitled to South African citizenship as long as one of their parents is South African. The...

US Supreme Court Rejects Church's Plea To Relax 50 Persons Limit On Religious Services Amid COVID-19

The Supreme Court of United States (5:4) refused to grant injunctive relief against an order passed by Governor of Nevada limiting the maximum participants at a church,synagogue, or mosque, regardless of its size, to 50 persons.Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, a church located in rural Nevada. They challenged the county zoning ordinance under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons...

US Supreme Court Rules Against Absolute Immunity For President From Investigation; Allows Access To Trump's Tax Records

'There is nothing inherently stigmatizing about a President performing 'the citizen's normal duty o furnishing information relevant' to a criminal investigation'

Harvard, MIT Sue US Govt Challenging Rules Asking International Students To Leave If Their Universities Offer Only Online Courses

Coming on the heels of the decision taken by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which states that international students will be forced to leave the US or transfer to another college if their schools offer only online classes, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have filed a suit against the ICE and the Department of Homeland Security in...

US Supreme Court Upholds 'Religious & Moral' Exemptions Granted To 'Contraceptive Mandate' [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of the United States (7:2) has upheld the 'religious and moral' exemptions granted to contraceptive mandate. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) obligates certain employers to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees through their group health plans (this requirement is called 'Contraceptive Mandate'). Later in 2017, the Department...

[Breaking] Enrica Lexie Case: Permanent Court Of Arbitration Holds Italy Liable To Compensate India; Asks India To Drop Prosecution Against Marines

The Permanent Court of Arbitration, in Enrica Lexie case, has unanimously held that India is entitled to claim compensation from Italy. It also held (by 3:2 majority) that the Marines are entitled to immunity in relation to the acts that they committed during the incident of 15 February 2012, and that India is precluded from exercising its jurisdiction over the Marines.The Tribunal pronounced...

Exclusion Of Religious Schools From State Scholarship Program Violates Federal Constitution : US Supreme Court

In a notable judgement yesterday in the case Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue ,the U.S Supreme Court reversed an earlier judgment of the Montana State Supreme Court and disregarded a "no-aid" provision promulgated by the Montana State department by finding that it is inconsistent with the Federal Constitution. The U.S.Supreme court ruled in the ratio of 5:4 in which chief...

No Bar In Registering Generic URLs As Trademark: SCOTUS Permits Registration Of 'Booking.Com' Trademark [Read Judgment]

"Because “Booking.com” is not a generic name to consumers, it is not generic."

Louisiana Abortion Law Unconstitutional As It Presents Substantial Obstacles To Women Seeking Abortion: US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of United States has held that a stringent abortion law in Louisiana is unconstitutional as it places substantial obstacles in the path of women seeking an abortion in Louisiana.The majority [5:4] reiterated the observations made in a 2016 judgment [Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt] by the Court that that unnecessary health regulations that have the purpose or effect...