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Terrorism
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A Lawyer Writes
9/11 and the justices
As the world begins to mark the 25th anniversary this week of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, the UK’s most senior judges are preparing…
In Custodia Legis
Join Us on 9/24 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, titled: “Legal Developments Ahead of the Upcoming Israeli National Election”
By Ruth Levush
Please join us on September 24 at 2:00 p.m. EDT for our next foreign and comparative law webinar titled: “Legal Developments Ahead of the Upcoming Israeli National Election.” This webinar…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US Rescinds Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation and Delists Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
By Paul Amberg (Spain), Michael Amberg (UK), Rob O'Brien (US)
On August 24, 2026, the US Department of State rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”) and revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at…
International Trade Insights
State Department Removes Syria From State Sponsor of Terrorism List
By Eric Dama (Former Husch Blackwell Attorney), Ruslan Klafehn
On August 24, 2026, pursuant to Executive Order 14312, the U.S. Department of State took action to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”). Additionally, the State…
SmarTrade
State Department Rescinds Syria’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On August 24, 2026, the State Department announced that the United States was formally rescinding Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day…
A Contrario
When Terrorism Has No Fixed Meaning: Counter-Terrorism and the Governance of Exception in Egypt
Somaya Selim[1] Egypt has faced serious terrorist violence, giving counter-terrorism a legitimate place within the state’s sovereign responsibility to protect its population. In response, the enactment of the Counter-Terrorism Law…
Verfassungsblog
Protests Without a Project
On 29 July 2026, a Bolivian court issued another arrest warrant against former president Evo Morales of the party MAS (Movimiento al Socialismo). While the first concerned charges of aggravated…
A Lawyer Writes
The terrorist connection
A senior circuit judge has dismissed as “without merit” an argument that defendants charged with criminal damage should have been warned that terrorism might be treated as an aggravating factor…
JURIST
UN announces new initiative to protect terrorism victims from online harm and re-traumatization
The United Nations on Friday launched a new initiative to safeguard victims of terror attacks from online harm and re-traumatization, with its primary aim being to ensure a victim-centered approach…
India Legal
Supreme Court rejects Sukhbir Singh Badal’s plea against criminal defamation case over AKJ-BKI remarks
By Legal Desk
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, challenging criminal defamation proceedings initiated against…