International Law

U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act's wartime powers to rapidly deport over 200 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang linked to kidnapping, extortion, and contract killings. The deportation proceeded despite a court order by Judge James Boasberg blocking it, with the administration arguing that the judge lacked the authority to intervene. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump justified the action by comparing the rise in immigration to wartime conditions, emphasizing the deportees were "bad people" now incarcerated in El Salvador. During the same flight from Florida to Washington, Trump also reaffirmed his commitment to imposing tariffs starting April 2, despite market disruptions and economic concerns. He stressed his stance on reciprocal tariffs, stating, "They charge us and we charge them," and confirmed additional tariffs on autos, steel, and aluminum.

Foreign lawyers and law firms can practice in India in major rule tweak

The Bar Council of India has agreed to open up law practice in India to foreign lawyers, foreign law firms

Job one is getting Chinese surveillance balloon out of US airspace: Antony Blinken

At the joint news conference with the visiting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, Blinken said it was very important to emphasize that the presence of this surveillance balloon over the United States skies was a clear violation of its sovereignty, international law, and clearly unacceptable.

Unilateral economic sanctions are commonly used, but what is the legal implication

A problematic aspect of the unilateral economic sanctions regime is the targeting of third or neutral countries that engage in any sort of trade or commerce with the targeted state. The widespread use of this economic tool warrants an enquiry relating to their legality under international law

New legal strains in Kingfisher jet repossession row

Indian airports have claimed international law must take a back seat to local courts in a row with foreign aircraft leasing firms over the future of grounded Kingfisher Airlines jets, according to government minutes seen by Reuters.

N Korea violated international law by missile launch: US

The US has accused North Korea of "violating" international law by its "provocative" act to launch a long-range rocket - even though it was a failed attempt - hours after the top eight powerful countries asked it not to do so.

Mexican Twitter 'terrorists' walk free

Earlier this month, a case of "Twitter terrorism" was reported in Mexico, which could have led to a major civil rights breach.

Twitter terrorism case leads to civil rights breach in Mexico

Two social media users in Mexico had wrongly reported an armed attack on a local school in Veracruz. This report that they spread on Twitter, understandably, created a lot of panic.

Land acquisition for public purpose with compensation: SC

The Supreme Court today ruled government has to strictly comply with the twin conditions of acquiring land for "public purpose" and adequately fulfilling the "compensation" claim to the oustees.