Confidentiality Of Journalistic Sources Must Be Protected For Strong And Effective Journalism: Canada Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Mobilizing a journalist against his or her source is incompatible with freedom of the press.

India Votes Against Resolution For Abolition Of Death Penalty In 42nd UNHRC Session

In vote for a motion prohibiting death penalty as a mode of punishment at the 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, India preferred to dissent and voted No. The motion collectively submitted by Belgium, Benin, Costa Rica, France, Mexico, Mongolia, Republic of Moldova and Switzerland, endeavored to protect the rights of persons facing death penalty and other...

Google Not Bound To Apply 'Right To Be Forgotten' Globally, Holds European Court of Justice [Read Judgment]

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Google is not bound to apply the 'Right to be Forgotten' globally, but only in the member states of the European Union.The case reached the Court after the French Data Protection Authority, France (CNIL) imposed a Penalty of EUR 100 000 on Google because of its refusal, when granting a de-referencing request, to apply it to all its search...

Brexit Would Seriously Threaten The Rights of Women and Minorities: Best For Britain Report [Read Report]

A recent report released by Best For Britain, a human rights organization, Brexit would seriously affect the equal rights and protections enjoyed by women and minorities in Britain. The report says that exiting from EU would also mean non-applicability of many EU Directives addressing many employment rights, maternity rights, trafficking laws and measures to combat...

Trans-Male Who Gave Birth To A Child Cannot Be Registered As A Father: High Court Of England & Wales [Read Judgment]

The High Court of England and Wales has rejected the plea of a transgender man who wanted to be registered as a father of the child he had given birth to last year. In its ruling, the court also went on to give the first legal definition of a mother in English Common Law. In the present case, a transgender man who had undergone multiple gender reaffirmation surgeries, retained...

Breaking : Prorogation Of UK Parliament Unlawful And Void, Declares UK Supreme Court

A decision will be unlawful if it frustrates the ability of the Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions", the Court held.

'Hangover Is An Illness', Says German Court

Days after the Annual Oktoberfest Beer Festival began in Munich, the Higher Regional Court at Frankfurt, Germany has held that hangover is an "illness". The decision was passed against a firm that was offering "anti-hangover shots". The firm claimed that its product could alleviate symptoms of alcoholism and could prevent the emergence of a hangover. The plaintiff, an...

UK Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict In Brexit Cases Tomorrow

The United Kingdom Supreme Court will pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the cases questioning the legality of the suspension of British Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.The judgment in 'R (on behalf of Miller) v The Prime Minister' and 'Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland' will be handed down at 10.30am on Tuesday 24 September in Courtroom 1...

Indonesian President Defers Voting On Bill Which Criminalizes Sex Outside Marriage, Abortion, Gambling, etc

Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has decided to postpone voting on the much controversial revised criminal code that aims to criminalize consensual sex outside marriage in Indonesia. "There are some contents that need an in-depth study," he said last Friday in a television address, while deferring the voting session, otherwise scheduled for this week. Under the new code,...

Bulk Surveillance Is Unlawful & Invalid : High Court Of South Africa [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the High Court of South Africa on Monday declared bulk surveillance and interception activities carried out by South African National Communications Centre as unlawful and invalid."It is declared that the bulk surveillance activities and foreign signals interception undertaken by the National Communications Centre are unlawful and invalid", declared the...

'Greatest Constitutional Challenge' : UK Supreme Court To Decide If Suspension Of Parliament By Boris Johnson Is Lawful

The official twitter handle of the UK Supreme Court has announced that the proceedings will be live-streamed.

Use Of Automatic Facial Recognition Technology By Police Is Lawful : UK Court[Read Judgment]

The High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Cardiff (United Kingdom) has held that use of Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFRT) in the form of a pilot project known as "AFR Locate" by the South Wales Police (SWP) in Cardiff was lawful, although it involved invasion on the right to privacy.This is the first instance where any court in the world had considered the use of AFRT...