Australia High Court confirms families of church abuse victims may seek compensation
The High Court of Australia dismissed the Catholic Church’s bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal Goerge Pell. The landmark decision confirms the decision of the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal that victims’ families may seek compensation as secondary victims of clergy sexual abuse. The Thursday ruling [...]
Rule of Law Chronicles: In America, the Kids Are Not Alright
This article is the fourth in a series covering attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are accountable to the same laws, guaranteed through processes, practices, and norms that work together to support the equality of all citizens [...]
Two Moroccan women on Monday went on trial for gross indecency for wearing skirts that police characterized as "too tight." The women, hairdressers aged 23 and 29, were arrested in...
The Use of Force Against the People of Syria Will Be a Serious Violation of International Law
Curtis Doebbler, Webster University
