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Open-source imagery is transforming investigations of international crimes – but how do judges know if it’s real?

Open-source imagery is transforming investigations of international crimes – but how do judges know if it’s real?: Skorzewiak/Shutterstock Open-source online imagery can play a vital role in investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes – but only if courts can reliably assess its authenticity. Unfortunately, what we see online can’t always be trusted. Misinformation and disinformation are …

South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution

South African politicians vs judges: new book defends the constitution: In 1994, South Africa became a democracy founded on a supreme constitution. The constitution’s preamble affirms the nation’s quest to establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights. The constitution clearly envisioned political accountability and judicial review of executive and …

Kenya’s courts were under political pressure: how a constitutional reform empowered judges

Kenya’s courts were under political pressure: how a constitutional reform empowered judges: Changes to Kenya’s constitution in 2010 on the independence of the judiciary created room for judges to act as guardians of the electoral process. Before this, the law gave Kenya’s presidents considerable influence over courts’ actions. Historically, the judiciary was not an independent …

Suspension of two South African judges has opened up debates about bad working conditions and poor delivery of justice

Suspension of two South African judges has opened up debates about bad working conditions and poor delivery of justice: The suspension of two judges in South Africa for tardiness – failing to process cases in a reasonable amount of time – has sparked fierce debates around the conditions under which judges work. There are implications …

AI: why installing ‘robot judges’ in courtrooms is a really bad idea

AI: why installing ‘robot judges’ in courtrooms is a really bad idea: corgarashu / Shutterstock Science fiction’s visions of the future include many versions of artificial intelligence (AI), but relatively few examples where software replaces human judges. For once, the real world seems to be changing in ways that are not predicted in stories. In …

Hong Kong: British judges leaving top court is a strong condemnation of the end of civil liberties

Hong Kong: British judges leaving top court is a strong condemnation of the end of civil liberties: Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge have left their roles on Hong Kong's court of final appeal. Supreme Court Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge, the UK supreme court president and deputy president, have resigned from …

Kenyan judges stop president’s reforms as attempt to ‘dismember’ the constitution

Kenyan judges stop president’s reforms as attempt to ‘dismember’ the constitution: President Mwai Kibaki holds up Kenya's new constitution soon after promulgating it on August 27, 2010. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images The Court of Appeal of Kenya has upheld the High Court’s ruling that attempts to overhaul the country’s constitution violated its basic structures. …

DA welcomes rerun of JSC interviews for ConCourt judges – Glynnis Breytenbach

South Africa in the news: DA welcomes rerun of JSC interviews for ConCourt judges – Glynnis Breytenbach: DA welcomes rerun of JSC interviews for ConCourt judges.. The DA welcomes the decision by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to redo interviews for the Constitut …: “South Africa” – BingNews Localization Testing Service Market to Witness Spectacular …

Defiant ex-leader Jacob Zuma compares S.African judges to apartheid state

South Africa in the news: Defiant ex-leader Jacob Zuma compares S.African judges to apartheid state: South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma lashed out on Sunday at the judges who this week gave him a 15-month jail term for absconding from a corruption inquiry, comparing them to the white minority …: “South Africa” – BingNews Vos wins …

Choosing Lesotho’s judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Choosing Lesotho’s judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms: The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock Lesotho’s Judicial Service Commission has started a process to recruit seven judges of the High Court through a merit-based process. In February 2021, the Commission issued a public …

Dire Road Accident Fund situation close to constitutional crisis, warn judges

South Africa in the news: Dire Road Accident Fund situation close to constitutional crisis, warn judges: The matter first came before court in December 2020. The respondents, the Legal Practice Council, Sheriff’s offices around South Africa and law firms which deal with fund claims, were ordered to not …: “South Africa” – BingNews EFF’s Mbuyiseni …

Two Judges elected to the African Court

South Africa in the news: Two Judges elected to the African Court: Heads of State and Government Ordinary Summit has elected two new Judges as members of the African Court on Human …: “South Africa” – BingNews Despite batting a shoulder injury Will Pucovski could resume for Victoria next week: Test opener Will Pucovski has …

ICC judges ignored Ongwen’s background in guilty verdict. Why it’s a mistake

ICC judges ignored Ongwen’s background in guilty verdict. Why it’s a mistake: Dominic Ongwen (centre) sits in the court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on December 6, 2016. Peter Dejong/AFP via Getty Images The International Criminal Court in The Hague has found Dominic Ongwen guilty of crimes against humanity and …

Judges should not be gagged, muzzled or censored – Mogoeng responds to criticism on his Israel remarks

South Africa in the news: Judges should not be gagged, muzzled or censored – Mogoeng responds to criticism on his Israel remarks: Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is of the view that human rights organisation Africa4Palestine has taken his remarks out of context to make an example out of anyone who differs with it.: “South Africa” …

Cigarette ban: Judge’s conduct questioned after court u-turn

South Africa in the news: Cigarette ban: Judge’s conduct questioned after court u-turn: Facing a string of misconduct allegations, Judge John Hlophe’s reputation is under scrutiny once more after he delayed a court hearing on the cigarette ban.: “South Africa” – BingNews Chokoe: Hunt’s like owning a Lambo: Tshakhuma Tsha Madzhivhandila CEO Sello Chokoe has …

Cigarette ban: Dlamini-Zuma’s lawyer warned for ‘testing judge’s patience’

South Africa in the news: Cigarette ban: Dlamini-Zuma’s lawyer warned for ‘testing judge’s patience’: Zuma’s lawyer and a judge in the ‘cigarette ban’ case just about summed up the fractious atmosphere in the court.: “South Africa” – BingNews Pat Brown is hungry for more: Pat Brown has a ‘hunger’ for more international cricket after making …

Is Boris Johnson’s prorogation legal? Why Scottish and English judges don’t agree – and why it matters

Is Boris Johnson’s prorogation legal? Why Scottish and English judges don’t agree – and why it matters: In the distant past, parliament would meet when the monarch wished it. But the UK constitution has moved on from those days – at least in that the Queen exercises her power to prorogue parliament only on government …

Critics of South Africa’s judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous?

Critics of South Africa’s judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous?: South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has had to intervene to protect judges from unfair criticism. GCIS/Flickr The South African judiciary is once more centre stage in the political drama unfolding around the battle for supremacy within the governing African National Congress (ANC). …

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