French judges to decide next step in probe of Telegram boss Durov
Pavel Durov's detention highlights app providers' criminal liability and stirs debate on balancing freedom of speech with legal enforcement.
Wed Aug 28 2024
EXPLAINER - Why Thailand's judges are front and centre in its tumultuous politics
Srettha Thavisin faces dismissal after senators claimed he violated the constitution by appointing a former lawyer who was once jailed.
Wed Aug 14 2024
Govt to expedite Syariah Judges' Remuneration Act - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said there is a need to balance between the Syariah Judicial Service Scheme and the Civil Judicial Service Scheme.
Mon Jul 15 2024
'Too much heat' hits Delhi courts, judges asked to let lawyers ditch robes
New Delhi recorded temperatures of around 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) for the first time this week.
Fri May 31 2024
International Court of Justice orders Israel to take action to address famine in Gaza
In a landmark ruling, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have unanimously ordered Israel to take immediate and effective action to guarantee the delivery of basic food supplies to Gaza
Fri Mar 29 2024
King presents instruments of appointment to five judges
The ceremony began with instruments of appointment given to Federal Court judges Datuk Hanipah Farikullah and Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera.
Mon Mar 18 2024
Court of Appeal orders Muhyiddin’s case of using position for bribes returned to Sessions Court
The three judges made the unanimous decision after allowing the prosecution's appeal to set aside the High Court's decision.
Wed Feb 28 2024
Federal Court rules 16 provisions in Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment null and void
The landmark decision was delivered by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who led a panel of nine judges.
Fri Feb 09 2024
Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
UN judges in The Hague will rule today whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza.
Fri Jan 26 2024
Judges cannot answer or be governed by politics or popularity - CJ
Unlike politicians, judges do not, and indeed, cannot answer to or be governed by political will or popularity.
Mon Jan 15 2024
Ex-Tabligh teacher's 15-year jail sentence for sexually assaulting student upheld
Abidin Abdullah's appeal against his jail sentence was struck out by the three-member panel of judges.
Fri Dec 08 2023
Indonesia judges reprimanded over ruling that allowed president's son to run for VP
The reported judges were found to have collectively violated the constitutional judges' ethical behaviour code, the ethics panel chief said.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Ex-judges, lawyers to be roped in for mediation process - Azalina
The services of former judges and lawyers are needed to conduct the mediation process in the Legal Aid Department (JBG), says Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
Mon Oct 23 2023
Wanted: Thousands of Ukrainian judges, in huge overhaul sought by EU
Ukraine is desperately short of judges, and is kick-starting a long-delayed nationwide hiring spree to fill more than 2,000 vacancies.
Thu Oct 19 2023
Arrest, detain, repeat: the Russian war critics caught in jail 'carousel'
Consecutive jailings aren't illegal, as Russian law allows judges to order "administrative" detentions up to 30 days for minor infractions.
Thu Sep 07 2023