Mexican prosecutors said Saturday they’re dropping a case against a woman who was hit with a six-year prison sentence for killing a man as he raped and assaulted her.

The reversal comes after protests erupted when a court in Mexico State agreed last week that 23-year-old Roxana Ruiz was raped in 2021, but was still guilty of homicide with “excessive use of legitimate defense” and ordered to pay $16,000 to her attacker’s family.

The state Prosecutor’s Office said it made the decision to drop charges after taking into account that Ruiz, who is an Indigenous woman and single mother, is

By- Akshit Singla

INTRODUCTION

Salesmen of Arbitration often talk of a pro-arbitration regime where the courts do not interfere and all disputes get resolved by the golden process. However, the finality of Arbitral awards and minimal judicial intervention seem to be nothing more than modern myths in reality. A simple arbitral process starts from a dispute, to a tribunal, then to an award, to setting aside the award, and then a final appeal. As an alternative to the system of courts, the process boasts of its minimal judicial intervention where it is only allowed to a very limited extent for

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.

Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year in connection with the 2020 death of Edward Bronstein, age 38.

Annee Della Donna and Eric Dubin, attorneys for Bronstein’s young children, said it’s the largest civil rights settlement of its kind by the state of California, and the second

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a federal court to take control of his New York City criminal case. They argued Thursday that the former president could not be tried in the state court where his historic indictment was brought because the alleged conduct occurred while he was in office.

In court papers, Trump’s lawyers said the criminal case “involves important federal questions,” including alleged violations of federal election law. Federal officers, including former presidents, have the right to be tried in federal court for charges arising from “conduct performed while in office,” the lawyers argued.

Echoing

The rule of law is a new “lingua franca” of global moral thought and the pinnacle of human civilization and culture. It is a fundamental principle of constitutionalism as well as a quality of good government and democracy.

The French word “la principe de legalite,” which translates to “the principle of legality,” is the source of the English phrase “rule of law.” “A government based on principles of law and not of men,” is what this means. ‘La Principe de legalite’ is an idea that opposes the exercise of arbitrary power.

It is a legal concept with a broad application

Donald Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina “threw” the former president’s chances of emerging triumphant from the ongoing New York rape trial “out the window” during the cross-examination of plaintiff E. Jean Carroll on Thursday, Michigan attorney Jamie White has told Newsweek.

“The cross-examination of Ms Carroll was the most tone-deaf and shameless cross-examination I have ever seen,” White, best known for his work with sexual assault victims, said. “His insinuations were credibly rebuffed by Ms. Carroll. If Mr. Trump had a prayer of coming out on top, his attorney threw it out the window yesterday.”

White has successfully worked on

LONDON (AP) — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid used Prince Harry’s own words Thursday to argue that his phone hacking lawsuit should be thrown out.

Attorney Anthony Hudson said emails from the Duke of Sussex to the royal family’s chief spokesperson indicated he was aware of enough allegations against the publisher that he could have brought a lawsuit in a timely manner.

Harry first learned that one of his voicemails had been intercepted in 2006 and knew he had a claim to bring in 2012, Hudson said.

But the prince only began pushing Buckingham Palace in

The continuing discussion on long-overdue reforms in the legal services industry is breaking the lethargy around the negotiations between India and the UK on a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA). The legal community in the UK, especially institutional law firms, is urging India to liberalize the legal profession by lifting prohibitions on international attorneys practicing there.

It would normally have required merely another legislative exercise of Parliament given how frequently the nation’s legislative agenda is updated, but it is easier said than done. This is due to two major objections raised by India’s legal community. Secondly, given the two-way character