Latest rule of law News

Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report: Myanmar
New Resident Judge Appointed To ACT Supreme Court
NSW law leaders gather for ‘regional justice summit’
Counter-Terrorism: EU And Australia Hold Annual Dialogue
UN Fact-Finding Mission FFM Welcomes Extradition Request Arising from Investigation into Venezuela 2014 crimes: Venezuela
UN experts: Chișinău Declaration risks weakening protections for migrants, undermines absolute prohibition of torture
Legal exchange strengthens navy ties
From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line
Specialised judicial units in Haiti
UN expert gravely concerned by persistent violence in several regions of Central African Republic
Statement From Minister Ogilvie
UN experts welcome UN General Assembly resolution supporting world court’s climate change ruling
Obstruction must give way to efficient and independent justice for all says UN expert: Poland
A resilient rule of law: what can be done about law-breaking federal states?
Statement on Justice Robert Pearce
Tribute to Sir Kenneth Keith
UN experts urge Nepal to halt mass forced evictions in Kathmandu
Inadequate support to Legal Aid imperils the rule of law
Government silence fuels fears for children and adult forcibly disappeared in apparent reprisal, UN experts say: Guinea
Türk calls on Tunisia to end repressive measures against civil society and media
Safeguard human freedoms from systematic digital interference, surveillance and chilling effects on civic space: UN experts
UN experts raise concern about increasing attacks on National Human Rights Institutions
New guidance to help small practice AML/CTF compliance
Bulgaria violated freedom of association by denying registration of an ethnic Macedonian rights organisation, UN committee finds
Türk says erosion of civic space is very worrying: Serbia
Appointment Of Solicitor-General
Remarks – Passing of Sir Anthony Frank Mason AC KBE GBM KC
UN experts welcome Minnesota truth-seeking entity and urge nation-wide investigations: USA
UN Syria Commission releases report on July massacres and other grave violations committed in Suwayda and calls for expanded accountability measures
Radio Interview – ABC North Queensland – Breakfast with Michael Clarke
Appointments of Attorney General and Ombudsperson must be merit-based, say UN experts: Venezuela
Labor Picks CFMEU Over Queenslanders On New Safety Laws
Gangs expand reach in Haiti amid persistent deadly violence – UN Human Rights Office report
Alarming setbacks in transitional justice on 50th anniversary of coup d’état, warn UN experts: Argentina
Human Rights Inquiry can and should lead to positive reform
A public inquiry into a NSW Human Rights Act
Call continues for Koala Protection Act (KPA)
Stupid rules: How red tape is making society less effective
UN Women Executive Director’s statement for International Women’s Day
UN Commission of Inquiry completes Syria mission in midst of regional clashes, encouraging respect for human rights: Syria
Education and age key predictors of support for democracy in Australia
No country in the world has reached full legal equality for women and girls
UN experts call for de-escalation and accountability: Iran
Civil society coalition calls for leadership grounded in compassion, unity and respect
Solicitors welcome AUSTRAC assurances on AML/CTF
UN experts urge UK to ensure equal protection for all women and girls and all transgender people
UN expert calls for urgent action in Chad to combat impunity for trafficking in persons, especially children
The U.S. Supreme Court’s tariff ruling shows American checks and balances are still at work