This page covers criminal justice as a system — courts, sentencing, prisons, bail practices, prosecution policy and the reform efforts that challenge how each of those components operates. Coverage spans the institutions and the debates around them.
Hong Kong's High Court refused former Journalists Association chair Ronson Chan permission to take his police obstruction conviction to the top court.
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November 6, 2026
Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan Expand Justice Sector TiesDeputy justice ministers met in Baku to discuss cooperation in notarial services, legislation, forensic examination and training.
November 5, 2026
DIFC Courts Proposes Dispute Resolution Oracle StandardThe whitepaper outlines a framework for off-chain court rulings to trigger on-chain enforcement of tokenized assets.
November 5, 2026
Gërvalla Joins EU-Western Balkans Justice ForumKosovo's Justice Minister Donika Gërvalla arrives in Budva, Montenegro, for a two-day ministerial forum on justice and home affairs.
November 4, 2026
Court Keeps Prosecutors in Malicious Prosecution SuitEastern Caribbean appeal court lets a retired Dominican police officer's lawsuit proceed against the Director of Public Prosecutions and a police chief.
November 3, 2026
Court Bars Refusing Arrest Warrants Over Harsh SentencesThe EU's top court ruled that a foreign sentence seen as disproportionate is not enough reason to block a European arrest warrant.
November 3, 2026
Kazakhstan, India Sign Extradition TreatyThe Prosecutor General's Office in Kazakhstan signed the pact with India to complete their bilateral criminal justice framework.
October 29, 2026
Dali Owners Appeal Lawsuit Against ShipbuilderThe operators of the cargo ship are contesting a federal judge's dismissal of their claims against HD Hyundai.
October 28, 2026
African Nations Reaffirm Support for International Criminal CourtDelegates from across Africa met in Sierra Leone to strengthen regional cooperation with the international tribunal.
October 26, 2026
Arroyo Cites Malaysian Reforms to Support Death Penalty BanGloria Arroyo suggests that Malaysia’s recent repeal of mandatory capital punishment could signal a move toward full abolition.
October 23, 2026
Hundreds of Indian Nationals Remain Imprisoned in BangladeshOver 160 Indian citizens remain detained in Bangladesh despite having already completed their judicial sentences.
Coverage takes in court proceedings and sentencing decisions, prison conditions and litigation, bail reform legislation and court challenges, wrongful conviction cases and their reversal, prosecution charging policy changes and the reform legislation that periodically restructures how the justice system handles arrest, trial and incarceration. Wrongful conviction cases generate extended coverage arcs because they combine criminal procedure, forensic science, prosecutorial conduct and human impact in ways that sustain attention from initial exoneration through civil remedy and systemic accountability. Prison conditions litigation has expanded as a coverage subject as population levels, staffing shortages and health crises have produced court findings that require documented response from corrections agencies. Bail reform has become one of the more contested subjects in criminal justice coverage, with jurisdictions that changed their systems generating data — on pretrial outcomes, crime rates and court appearance rates — that each side of the debate uses to argue for its position.
