When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, but to control them.

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor has urged Georgia to fully guarantee the right to peaceful ...

A broader crisis of government legitimacy is imminent in the absence of a change in direction by the Trump administration.

Many violent trajectories begin with early emotional neglect rather than obvious abuse. When children are not heard, thinking ...

Despite the incredulity with which some legal observers meet the idea, state and local prosecutors can prosecute federal ...

Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. A lot ...

OTTAWA— Members of Parliament on the House of Commons’ justice committee voted Monday in favour of pausing work on a ...

A new class at the University of Wisconsin Law School aims to teach students about the perspectives of different people who are part of the criminal justice system, including those ...

The acting Otsego County district attorney said he will run for a full term in November, following his predecessor’s retirement in December. Acting Otsego County DA Chris Di Donna said Jan. 5 that ...

New criminal penalties related to EU sanctions violations entered into force in Italy on 24 January with the implementation ...