Philosophy of law
Venice Commission to Insist on Serbian Constitution Changes
The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, will be involved in drafting recommended constitutional changes that it hopes will pave the way for judicial reform in Serbia in 2018.
Kosovo Urged to Teach Pupils about War Crimes
The Humanitarian Law Centre Kosovo said that school textbooks should include a chapter on transitional justice, teaching pupils about war crimes trials and how to deal with the past.
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UN: 170 Countries Abandoned the Death Penalty
The countries that abolished the death penalty have reached 170. 87% of the death sentences are carried out in four countries. They are Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. These figures were released on Tuesday by the United Nations on the World Day against the Death Penalty - Oct. 10.
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Greek President: “Separation of powers not a privilege for judges but a guarantee”
What is the end-game?
Attacks by the government on the country's judicial system have crossed every line. They have gotten so bad and done so much damage that they can be considered indefensible acts.
Just the other day, a government official targeted judges who have presided over certain serious cases. It is difficul to understand why and what the end-game can possibly be.
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Japan executes two convicted murderers
Japan executed two convicted murderers on July 13, the justice ministry said, ignoring calls from international rights groups to end capital punishment.
The hangings of Masakatsu Nishikawa and Koichi Sumida bring to 19 the total number of executions since conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power in late 2012.
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Turkey's top court rejects complaint against post-coup arrest, setting precedent
Turkey's Constitutional Court rejected the first individual application related to the July 2016 coup attempt on June 20, ruling out the application of Aydın Yavuz, who was detained on the grounds of allegedly participating in events at satellite company TÜRKSAT on the night of the attempted coup.
Impartial and independent
Nowadays, the government is frequently emphasizing that justice is "impartial and independent" and wants "respect for justice." This is absolutely correct but do we need to remind them what they said even about the Constitutional Court just yesterday? Let us look at what the government understands regarding the independence of the judiciary.
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Supreme Administrative Court: 'Slavi Trifonov's Referendum to be Optional'
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has decided that the referendum initiated by Slavi Trifonov is not mandatory, reported BGNES.
The decision is final and is not subject to appeal or protest.
Turkish key coup attempt generals do not make defense after lawyers' absence at court
Lawyers of former general Mehmet Partigöç, who appeared at an Ankara court on May 29 in the trial regarding events at the General Staff Headquarters on the night of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, did not show up at the hearing.