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By Gwyneth K. Shaw Russia's late February invasion of Ukraine shocked much of the international community, which has quickly responded with sanctions, condemnations, and deliveries of military and humanitarian supplies.

By Gwyneth K. Shaw Berkeley Law's Human Rights Center has exposed war crimes, atrocities, and other international law violations around the globe for nearly 30 years.

Researchers have found the recent success of Canadian cannabis tourism has both normalized a formerly "deviant" leisure activity and opened the door to other potentially lucrative forms of cannabis-related tourism, such as complete growing, consuming and experiencing tours.

New UC San Diego research suggests that gun laws would gain more compliance if they were enforced With the number of mass killings by firearms rapidly increasing from 270 in 2014 to 693 in 2021 , Pre

As pressure mounts on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, members of his party are considering their options.

A new report from Western's Network for Economics and Social Trends (NEST), in partnership with Pathways to Prosperity , paints an in-depth portrait of the serious legal problems and disputes immigrants face in their community and provides recommendations for newcomers to Canada seeking assistance.

The UK public want politicians who are honest, have integrity, and operate within the rules, over and above delivering outcomes, finds a new report by the UCL Constitution Unit.

The law on weddings in England and Wales has been too slow to respond to religious and cultural diversity and the increasing number of people who do not identify with any religion at all, finds a new study led by University of Warwick researcher Dr Rajnaara Akhtar of Warwick Law School.

EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts are available to provide perspectives on a number of issues that have resulted in the year since the Jan.

The art, the person and the life of Rembrandt continue to fascinate. This is clear too from the stream of literature on his financial management.

In your own words, how would you define consent? It turns out that's quite a difficult question.

As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit, in new research published today. In countries with legal alcohol limits, it's usually the driver who makes a judgement about how much they've drunk and how fit they are to drive.

As many as a half of all drinkers underestimated how drunk they were, judging themselves still safe to drive despite having exceeded the legal driving limit, in new research published today. In countries with legal alcohol limits, it's usually the driver who makes a judgement about how much they've drunk and how fit they are to drive.

In 1981, when UCLA physicians reported the first cases of what was described as "newly acquired immunodeficiency" — the disease now known as AIDS — contracting the virus was a virtual death sentence.

Can we reach consensus on how AI will be used, regulated and interwoven into society? Maura R. Grossman, JD, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Cheriton School of Computer Science, an Adjunct

From speed limits to consumer protections, UChicago scholar rethinks legal system Speed limits apply to all drivers, regardless of individual experience and skill.

The coronavirus pandemic has presented populist governments with a unique opportunity to implement authoritarian measures and to limit public scrutiny of their decisions and policies, argues Dr Andi