News Roundup

A Global Judicial News Report: April/May 2025
by Andrew Cunningham and Eric Surber
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: Harvard University (Photo Credit: Roman Babakin) On April 11, the Trump administration called for sweeping leadership reforms at Harvard University, changes to its admissions policies, and demanded that the University […]

A Global Judicial News Report: March 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: Parliament Building, Damascus, Syria (Photo Credit: iStock) After his Islamist group overthrew Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa canceled the nation’s constitution. Three months later, Sharaa established […]

A Global Judicial News Report: February 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: White House, Washington, D.C., United States (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump has signed over 70 executive orders—the most in a […]

A Global Judicial News Report: January 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, Thailand (Photo credit: CC By-SA 3.0) To commemorate the 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Thai Government constructed the Chaeng Watthana Government Complex, […]

A Global Judicial News Report: December 2024
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationThe Palace of Westminster, built in 1016, is the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Lords and the House of […]

A Global Judicial News Report: November 2024
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationPICTURED ABOVE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (Azeem Aslam, iStock by Getty Images) Since the imprisonment of opposition leader Imran Khan, critics have argued that Pakistan has moved in an increasingly […]

A Global Judicial News Report: Oct. 2024
by Eric Surber
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CEJU) in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (Photo credit: CEJU website) The European Union’s judicial system, called the Court of Justice of the […]

A Global Judicial News Report: Sept. 2024
by Eric Surber
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationPictured Above: Opposition legislators holding placards in protest of a controversial package of judicial reform legislation, which received Senate approval on September 12, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by […]

A Global Judicial News Report: August 2024
by Eric Surber
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationColombia’s highest court responds to violent threat, landmark climate case to be heard in top UN court, federal judges on strike across Mexico, and more.

A Global Judicial News Report: July 2024
by Eric Surber
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationPICTURED ABOVE: The General Council for the Judiciary Headquarters in Madrid, Spain (Luis García, under Creative Commons License) In late June 2024, political parties agreed on a 5-year mandate to restore […]