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Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Environmental activists in South Africa have been waging legal battles against the state and mining companies for years. This is often on the grounds that communities haven’t been consulted before mines were given permission to start digging and blasting on their land. Environmental justice researcher Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba has tracked…

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Kazakhstan: Largest country in Central Asia approves new constitution

Citizens of Kazakhstan voted for a new constitution. According to preliminary results turnout was over 70% and 90% of votes supported the constitution. The new basic document expands presidential power, introduces post of vice-president and reforms the parliament.

Euronews

Millions with Italian roots at risk of losing right to citizenship after court ruling

The civil code, published in 1865, declared that a child born to an Italian citizen was also an Italian citizen. However, a controversial law passed by the Italian government last year restricted citizenship for those born abroad. The Constitutional Court has now ruled in favour of the government after the…

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Guatemala’s new Constitutional Court faces a tough test to win back public trust

Guatemala’s newly selected Constitutional Court needs to rebuild public trust after years of rulings that critics say protect powerful interests

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Belgian court suspends new asylum rules in blow to 'strictest migration policy yet'

The ruling by Belgium’s Constitutional Court suspended recently introduced asylum rules, in a blow to Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s attempts to introduce Belgium's “strictest migration policy yet”.

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A look at major events that led to ex-South Korean president's conviction over martial law

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for rebellion tied to his short-lived martial law order

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Kazakhstan to hold referendum on adopting new constitution

The draft of Kazakhstan's new constitution will consolidate the president's powers and introduce a number of additional changes. The referendum on its adoption is set for 15 March.

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Police fire tear gas as Albania opposition protest turns violent

At least 16 police were injured and 13 people arrested as opposition leader Sali Berisha’s supporters clashed with security forces in Tirana over corruption claims.

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Thailand election explained: Why Sunday’s vote is historic with young progressive leader ahead in polls

Military-appointed Senate will play no role in choosing the next prime minister as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to move on from a prolonged period of political and strategic instability, Shweta Sharma writes

The Independent UK

Why do South African teachers still threaten children with a beating? A psychologist explains

Corporal punishment – usually referring to adults hitting children – was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional Court had already ruled it incompatible with the bill of rights in 1995. In that judgement, the chief justice said that in his view, “juvenile whipping is cruel, it is inhuman…

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South Korea's Constitutional Court removes police chief over martial law involvement

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally removed the country’s impeached police chief

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Austria's parliament passes law banning headscarves for schoolgirls under age of 14

Critics say the law could fuel anti-Muslim sentiment and a similar proposal to ban head coverings for girls in 2020 was rejected by the Constitutional Court because it targeted only Muslims.

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Touadéra says peace deals are proof of progress as CAR readies for election

The Central African Republic is approaching a key election next month, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra running for a third time under a new constitution that removed term limits. Speaking to RFI in Bangui, he says his country has made real progress – from peace deals with armed groups to the…

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Portugal's parliament approves amended foreigners' law with far right support

The law was passed by the centre-right parliamentary majority after the Constitutional Court rejected the original text in July, judging it as being overly severe on family members of immigrants who wanted to join them.

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South Africa rules law banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional

The decision was met with mixed reactions

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Thailand has another new prime minister and an opening for progress. But will anything change?

Thai politics is often chaotic. But this past week has been especially tumultuous, even by Thailand’s standards.

International Business Times

Acting Thai Government Moves To Dissolve Parliament

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.

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Thailand Power Vacuum Will 'Not Affect' Border Security: Defence Ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Glamorous Thai PM Felled By Cambodia Row

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of Thailand's most enduring and controversial political dynasty, was touted as the youthful, glamorous future of the movement, capable of winning over a new generation of voters.

International Business Times

Thai Court To Rule On PM's Fate After Cambodia Phone Call Row

Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.

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Suspended Thai PM In Court For Case Seeking Her Ouster

Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived at court on Thursday to testify in a case seeking to remove her from office over her handling of the kingdom's border row with Cambodia.

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Kosovo court faces deadline to end six-month parliamentary deadlock

Kosovo's Constitutional Court must clarify the voting method for the parliament speaker by next Friday, after numerous failed attempts and an ongoing political standoff.

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German Court Rejects Yemenis' Claim Over US Strikes

Germany's highest court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by two Yemenis seeking to sue Berlin over the role of the US Ramstein airbase in a 2012 drone attack, ending a years-long legal saga.

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South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence

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Thailand Set For Another Acting PM After Cabinet Reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister.

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