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US faces backlash from ICC, France, Belgium over sanctions on court offici
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The International Criminal Court (ICC), along with France and Belgium, has strongly condemned the US for imposing sanctions on ICC judges and prosecutors, labelling it a "flagrant attack" on the court's judicial independence.
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Brazil hits back at Trump with "Reciprocity Law" as US imposes 50 pc tarif
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (local time) issued a firm response to US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil by invoking the country's "Economic Reciprocity Law", while asserting Brazil's sovereignty and rejecting "any form o
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"Hope FIR will be registered in Justice Yashwant Varma case....central gov
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed hope that a FIR will be registered over allegations of discovery of unaccounted cash at residence of Justice Yashwant Varma during a fire incident when he was a judge of Delhi High Court and said there is need to go into the root of the mat
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"Emergency happened due weaponisation of laws, subversion of judicial inde
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As the Centre marks the 50th anniversary of the Emergency as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Emergency happened due to a combination of the weaponisation of laws, subversion of judicial independence, and disregard of the rule of
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"Unconstitutional": RS MP Kapil Sibal on removal of Justice Yashwant Verma
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said that the steps to remove Justice Yashwant Verma on the basis of an in-house report will be "unconstitutional", adding that a precedent like this will be a "huge" danger for judicial independence.
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Judges must be free from external control: CJI Gavai
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said Collegium system is not without criticisms, but any solutions must not come at the cost of judicial independence and judges must be free from external control.
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UN raises concerns over judicial independence after dismissal of two SC ju
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stated in a press release on Monday, "The dismissal by the Maldives Parliament of two Supreme Court justices raises serious concerns about respect for the independence of the judiciary."
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Taiwan President Lai says opposition rally shows strength of Taiwan's demo
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai said that the opposition's protest highlights Taiwan's democratic strength, but urged political parties to focus their fight against dictatorship where it belongs -- against China's authoritarian regime, not Taiwan's judiciary or democracy.
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"Congress has always disrespected the judiciary": BJP's Pradeep Bhandari r
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Pradeep Bhandari on Monday hit back at the Congress amid the ongoing controversy over Nishikant Dubey's recent remarks about the Supreme Court, saying that Congress has always disrespected the judiciary and has not supported judicial independence.
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Karachi Bar Association strikes over judges' transfer, demands reversal an
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) went on strike over the transfer of three high court judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), suspending legal proceedings at the city courts. The KBA called the move a "blatant attack on judicial independence" and demanded the reversal of the transfers and
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"Constitution of India expects judicial independence, impartiality": AIMIM
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Owaisi further said that impartiality, independence, fairness and reasonableness in decision-making are the hallmarks of the judiciary.
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Civil martial law imposed, judiciary stripped of independence: Altaf Hussa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM, condemns recent constitutional amendments in Pakistan, calling them a "civil martial law" that dismantles judicial independence and places the judiciary under governmental control. He accuses Pakistan's ruling elite of aligning with the military, enabling enforc
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