Law articles
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Spain and Italy clash over abortion laws
Italy's prime minister hits back at Spanish criticism of a bill allowing anti-abortion groups in clinics.
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Should Harming the Planet Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide Laws
On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal: Make ecocide—the destruction of nature—an international crime. “An amendment of the Rome Statute could criminalize acts that amount to ecocide,” stated Ambassador of Vanuatu John Licht at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) annual Assembly of States Parties in the Hague. He More
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EFCC Vs Yahaya: Rule of law on trial
By Innocent Anaba On April 17, Nigerians woke up to the sordid spectacle of a large contingent of heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission swooping on the Abuja resident of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello ostensibly to arrest him to face trial on charges that were still being disputed. The […]