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Supreme Court of United States: The Court by a majority of 6:2 reversed the decision of the Arizona Supreme Court where the
Continue readingSupreme Court of United States: The Court by a majority of 6:2 reversed the decision of the Arizona Supreme Court where the
Continue readingSupreme Court of United States: Ruling that prosecutors in Georgia violated the Constitution by striking every black prospective juror in a death penalty
Continue readingSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: Deciding an appeal wherein the issue concerned the proper interpretation of s 26(2) of the Companies
Continue readingSupreme Court of Pakistan: While discussing the issue of achieving city wide uniformity in installation of billboards and hoardings in the city
Continue readingSupreme Court of Canada: While deciding a matter the Court has upheld the immunity status and independence of international organizations by rejecting
Continue readingSupreme Court of Canada: While deciding on two appeals the Court has struck down two so-called tough-on-crime measures introduced by the former
Continue readingSupreme Court of the United Kingdom: Deciding on an appeal as to whether courts of England or Hungary should have jurisdiction to determine
Continue readingSupreme Court of United States: In an interesting case wherein the issue was as to whether the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant’s
Continue readingSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: Deciding on an appeal which concerns infringement of a patent entitled ‘Anti-parasitic composition for the treatment
Continue readingSupreme Court of Canada: The Court for the first time has offered a new meaning to the legal definition of what constitutes
Continue readingSupreme Court of Appeal (SCA): In a matter arising out of the indictment of the incumbent President of Sudan – Omar Hassan
Continue readingSupreme Court of Appeal of South Africa– Deciding on an important issue as to the legitimacy of steps taken by the Judicial
Continue readingSupreme Court of Appeal (SCA): In an interesting constitutional matter, a five-judge Bench comprising Lewis, Ponnan (JJA), Seriti (JJA), Fourie (AJJA) and
Continue readingSupreme Court of United Kingdom– Deciding on an important issue concerning the mental element of intent which must be proved when a
Continue readingHigh Court of Australia: Rejecting the challenge to the constitutionality of the offshore processing system, the High Court in a landmark judgment
Continue readingSupreme Court of United Kingdom– Deciding on an important issue with regard to the point at which habitual residence of the child
Continue readingSupreme Court of South Africa: While deciding upon the constitutionality of Section 7(1) (a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 insofar as
Continue readingSupreme Court of Canada: While deliberating upon the question that whether the Court should grant six-month extension to the suspension on the
Continue readingSupreme Court of United States- Holding the Florida’s capital sentencing scheme as unconstitutional, the Court with the ratio of 8:1 held that
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