Law

If he leads the next government, the prime minister is likely to annex much of the West Bank and deepen attacks on judicial independence.

A string of attacks in Britain have led Boris Johnson’s government to seek simple remedies that won’t fix the problem.

New Delhi wants people to prove their citizenship. But Indian women are the demographic least likely to possess paperwork.

The fight on Chinese disinformation has become dangerously partisan.

The PiS government is rooting out, relocating, and demoting political critics in the name of judicial reform.

The country’s government is rolling back wildlife protections and endangering media freedom and the rule of law.

For the nations in Russia’s orbit, holdouts in the judicial system are an Achilles’ heel.

Stepping up enforcement of FARA before reforming the act is a recipe for disaster.

Judges declined to overturn colonial-era laws criminalizing same-sex relationships. Human Rights Watch’s Neela Ghoshal says it’s a setback with regional repercussions.

Allowing extradition to China would be another nail in the coffin.

A controversial extradition bill has exposed the region’s autonomy as a fiction.

The WikiLeaks founder is in British custody and faces extradition to the United States.

As the world looks on, it’s up to Washington to demonstrate the strength of its institutions.

Head of watchdog organization detained for work on Xinjiang camps.

Robert Mueller has finished his investigation, but that may be the least of the U.S. president’s worries.

Washington helped start an epidemic of violence against women in Central America. Now it’s washing its hands of the problem.

The Israeli leader faces possible corruption charges weeks before a key election.

The U.N. Secretary General is going soft on one of the most fundamental human rights.

A stubborn prime minister and an intransigent opposition leader have brought British politics to a standstill. Parliament is poised to seize control of the Brexit process, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a referendum rerun.

Brazil’s judiciary will be a major check on the country’s far-right president-elect.