Browsing: Justice

It was indeed a wise man who said judges should shun the spotlight and let their judgments do the talking. But that was before the era of the sound bite, YouTube and 24×7 breaking news. And, of course, post-retirement re-employment, or the need to demonstrate loyalty.

One of the most consequential legal revolutions of the twentieth century was the recognition that individuals—not merely sovereign states—could be held personally accountable for the gravest crimes known to humanity.

Anastasia Berger is the director of group investigations at German multinational industrial services group Bilfinger. To mark 2026 World Day for International Justice, she spoke to Leaders League about corporate accountability, the current political climate and the pivotal part internationally operating businesses play in promoting the rule of law.

The Supreme Court’s decision about President Donald Trump’s attempt to narrow access to birthright citizenship left no doubt that a majority of justices agree it’s illegal. But two justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, revealed that they also viewed the challenges to Trump’s executive order as about more than the text of the 14th Amendment.…

The autonomy of sports justice has been reaffirmed, but is no longer sacrosanct. The Court of Justice of the European Union has in fact handed down a judgement set to have a profound impact on the balance between the sporting system and European law, ruling that disciplinary sanctions imposed by sports federations and bodies must…

Conversations on judicial reform have traditionally centred on vacancies, pendency, case management, technology and budgetary allocations. While these issues remain important, they have largely overshadowed a more immediate question – what is the experience of those who enter courts and tribunals every day? The condition of the physical infrastructure that litigants, lawyers, judges and court…