A panel of 12 lawyers from around the world has proposed a legal definition for a new crime that the lawyers want to see outlawed internationally: ecocide, or widespread destruction of the environment ...

Republican state legislators introduced a series of bills that would legally define riots and create legal repercussions related to riot participation. The first bill legally defines a riot and makes ...

Protesters gather at a park in Brooklyn, New York City to demonstrate against racism and police violence. Photo by Daniel Dickinson for United Nations. People have the right to demonstrate peacefully ...

This article was originally published by The 19th on March 29, 2023. A bill advancing through Montana’s statehouse would legally define a man as someone who produces sperm and a woman as someone who ...