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The International Criminal Court should adopt 'joint criminal enterprise' as a mode of criminal liability in the ICC Statute to punish masterminds of mass atrocities, experts have said. International tribunals and national courts have been able to use joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to bring those r

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) should be replaced with a new body to tackle economic crime, focusing more on prevention, according the Institute of Economic Affairs. The think tank's paper says the SFO has been plagued by a series of high-profile failures, including ethical misconduct and incom

Imprisoned women's rights activists in Iran are at risk of being sentenced to death after a surge in executions since the election of new president Masoud Pezeshkian last month. At least 87 people were executed in July, with another 29 put to death on just one day this month.

A martial artist who broke the jaw of a 'ghost' with a kick to the face in 2011 has lost a 13-year lawsuit against the amusement park where the incident took place. The unnamed Japanese karate expert's claim that the park was partly responsible has been dismissed by the Osaka High Court.

There are "staggering amounts" of money being stolen via investment fraud in Ireland, according to gardaí. More than €28 million was stolen in 2023 after members of the public put money into non-existent schemes, The Irish Times reports.

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Letter excerpts read in Senate accuse Australian Human Rights Commission of mistreating staff who support Palestine

Specialist litigation funder Nera Capital, which has an office in Dublin, has appointed Robin Grant as its new chief financial officer. A chartered accountant, Mr Grant has gained extensive UK and international experience with large firms through to start-ups.

As an aspiring legal professional, securing an internship can be a critical step in your career journey. It offers the chance to gain practical experience, build your professional network and develop essential skills.

Foreign cybercriminals could be extradited as part of a crackdown on the rise in young people being targeted for sextortion – the practice of blackmailing them over sexual images. Gangs, often based in west Africa, trick teenagers into sending intimate pictures of themselves to fraudsters who

Increasing deadly attacks against Rohingya people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State bear a "terrifying resemblance" to the atrocities of August 2017, Amnesty International said ahead of the seventh anniversary of the crisis. “As the seven-year anniversary of the Rohingya crisis nears, the horri

A man who was wrongly convicted of the murder of a judge's daughter in Northern Ireland appealed directly to British prime minister, Harold Wilson, in 1969, a new file reveals. Iain Hay Gordon, from Glasgow, was found “guilty but insane” over the murder of Patricia Curran in 1952.

The Post Office has paid lawyers a quarter of a billion pounds in legal fees over the Horizon scandal, close to the amount given to victims. The state body paid out £256.9 million to 15 law firms and two barristers’ chambers between September 2014 and March 2024, according a freedom of i

James Douglas, executive director of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has passed away. The Bar of Ireland stated: "James' work with IRLI, and in particular the projects across the African Continent, and before that South East Asia, was hugely regarded and impactful.