There are 12 states with "zombie" sodomy laws, meaning that if a Supreme Court case protecting gay sex is overturned, it would become illegal again.

The legislation, known as Gittel’s Law broadens New York State’s penal code to include new categories of licensed mental ...

The law as regards the abetment of suicide punishable Under Sections 306 of the Indian Penal Code is now well settled. It appears that the Courts below laid much emphasis on Section 113B of the ...

Should extrajudicial killings be defined and criminalized through a separate bill or integrated into the Revised Penal Code?

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights lawyer Steven Kalali has petitioned the Constitutional Court, challenging ...

President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Three lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were found guilty on Friday of ...

The court’s decision aided and abetted a cover-up of the conditions and treatment of South Carolina prisoners and death row ...

The trio are applauded in court as they are sentenced for their role in assisting Alexei Navalny - after a prosecution which ...

Not only is same-sex practice now criminal and punishable by law in Mali, but anyone seen to be favourable to homosexuality can also be prosecuted.

Real estate experts say California’s anti-price-gouging laws could make it impossible to rent out housing to the thousands of ...

The provisions could make it financially infeasible for many owners to rent out their homes, especially in areas near the ...