A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawyer who represented US President Donald Trump in a number of civil and criminal matters between his first and second presidencies cannot serve as acting US attorney for the District of New Jersey. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals found the Trump administration’s efforts to install Alina Habba The post Third Circuit disqualifies Trump lawyer Habba from serving as acting US attorney in New Jersey appeared first on JURIST – News.

African leaders convened in Algiers on Sunday for the Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa. This conference is another step in the African Union’s (AU) plan of action to advance justice and reparations for Africans in 2025. Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs, Ahmed Ataff The post African leaders convene to recognize and seek reparations for colonial-era crimes appeared first on JURIST – News.

Five humanitarian groups and 77 international civil society organizations on Saturday condemned Ukraine’s suspension of the 1997 Mine Ban Convention, also known as the Ottawa Convention. The organizations stated that the Ottawa Convention does not allow for the obligations of state parties to be suspended, including during wartime. According to Article 20(3) of the Ottawa The post Ukraine condemned for withdrawing from mine ban treaty appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Supreme Court of Russia, in a closed-door decision on Friday, designated the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF/FBK) as a “terrorist organization.” The ACF, a US-registered entity, was founded by the late opposition leader Alexeï Navalny as part of his movement against corruption in 2011. On October 22, the Prosecutor General’s Office petitioned the court to designate The post Russia Supreme Court labels deceased opposition figure Navalny’s foundation ‘terrorist’ appeared first on JURIST – News.