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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will assume jurisdiction over the crime of aggression from tomorrow, the twentieth anniversary of the ICC's founding Rome Statute. The fourth "core" crime of the ICC was set out in the ICC Statute in 1998, but the state parties agreed at the time to suspend the

Police and prosecutors disclosed evidence in less than 60 per cent of a sample of hundreds of criminal cases, according to a new report. The Times reports that inspectors from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that police complied with their obligations to disclose unused mate

Telling migrants to "go away" is racist, Italy's highest court has ruled. The Court of Cassation ruled on Thursday that telling non-EU foreigners to get out of the country is a form of racial discrimination, The Local reports.

A man who was convicted of rape and indecent assault of a girl in the 1970s has had his convictions quashed in the Court of Appeal following a referral by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The man was convicted of both offences in 2006, and had his appeal dismissed in 2008. Submitting that there

Pictured (l-r): Cormac O'Regan and Mairead Ni Laoire Cork firm JRAP O'Meara Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new partners to its commercial property and litigation teams.

Just under half of recommendations made during pre-legislative scrutiny are taken on board by ministers, according to a new Oireachtas report. The Library & Research Service (L&RS) commissioned Dr Shane Martin, professor of government at the University of Essex, to examine the impact of pre-

A contractor in Longford has been fined €250 following a successful prosecution for breaching the Private Security Services Act. Seamus Flynn, trading as Flynn Electrical & Security of Ballinalee, Co Longford, was found guilty on Tuesday by Judge Seamus Hughes sitting in Longford District Cour

Lucy Frazer The UK government has reinstated legal aid for unaccompanied and separated children in non-asylum immigration cases.

A play based on the story of a runaway slave and the road to abolition of the practice in Britain has featured on BBC Radio 4. May Sumbwanyambe's The Trial of Joseph Knight is based on real historical events.

Multinational company Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay a record $4.7 billion to 22 women who blamed their ovarian cancer on use of its talc-based products. A six-man, six-woman jury in the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in St Louis, Missouri heard six weeks of testimony and deliberated for

Francisco Franco Spain's new government has announced it will launch a truth commission to investigate crimes against humanity committed under the regime of Francisco Franco, more than 40 years after he died.

The Minister for Defence has been successful in appealing an order for discovery of documents dating back to 1990, which it claimed was burdensome and would require 220 man hours to review. Varying the order of the High Court to limit the scope of discovery, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan said that the cas

Micheál P. O'Higgins SC Micheál P. O'Higgins SC has been elected as chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.

The Courts Service of Ireland has endorsed a paper recommending an overhaul in Ireland's probate system to slash current waiting times of up to 24 weeks, the Sunday Business Post reports. Key recommendations were presented to the board of the Courts Service by the Probate Services Review Group.

The projected cost of the independent inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal has risen by up to a third. The Department of Finance said the inquiry, originally projected to cost £5 million, may now cost up to £6.7 million.