Voters in Florida have approved a ballot measure that restores voting rights to citizens with felony convictions once they have completed their full sentence.

Victoria Shineman · The Conversation 12 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

I deliberately sent myself to prison in Iceland. This is what I learned

Francis Pakes, a professor of criminology, spent a week in an Icelandic prison - and found a few unique features of the system.

Francis Pakes · The Conversation 09 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Mexico could be a step closer to legalising marijuana

Mexico’s next interior minister plans to submit a bill to create a medical marijuana industry and allow recreational use.

Reuters Staff · Reuters 08 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Predicting justice: what if algorithms entered the courthouse?

Artificial intelligence in courts could help make justice more efficient. But would it be fair?

Daniela Piana · The Conversation 07 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What makes Antarctica so interesting to the international community?

The sovereign neutral continent is protected by a host of international treaties and laws, and is the focus of intense scientific research.

Julia Jabour · The Conversation 05 Nov 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What we can learn from Asia’s courts of the future

Courts in the Fourth Industrial Revolution will involve virtual supply chains, blockchain-encoded smart contracts, AI-enabled judges and lawyers, and digital currency-based fines and paym...

Viva Dadwal and Mark Beer 02 Nov 2018

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

The biggest threat to human rights? People

Human rights are under threat from a variety of sources, but ultimately their success or failure comes down to people.

Stephen Hopgood · The Conversation 25 Oct 2018

Canada

The Canadian government wants to end solitary confinement in federal prisons

If passed, Bill C-83 would eliminate two forms of solitary confinement currently used in federal prisons in Canada.

The Globe and Mail 18 Oct 2018

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Canada has officially legalized marijuana for all adults

Marijuana sales officially began in Canada on Wednesday, making it the first G7 country — and the second country in the world after Uruguay — to legalize the drug for all adults.

Jeremy Berke · Business Insider 17 Oct 2018

United States

You can now pick a gender-neutral X option for birth certificates in New York City

People born in New York City who do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X on their birth certificates.

Daniel Trotta · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 16 Oct 2018

United Kingdom

Heterosexual couples in the UK will soon be allowed to enter civil partnerships

The British Government has announced plans to allow heterosexual couples to enter into civil partnerships.

Andrew MacAskill · Reuters 04 Oct 2018

Global Economic Imbalances

The impacts of macroprudential policy

How do macroprudential policies interact with the core objectives of monetary policy, namely, output and price stability? As a response to the Global Crisis, central banks and regulators ...

Björn Richter, Moritz Schularick, and Ilhyock Shim · VoxEU 26 Sep 2018

France

For the first time, France has fined a man under new cat-calling laws

A judge sentenced the man to three months behind bars for slapping a woman on public transport, as well as fining him 300 euros for offensive comments.

Emmanuel Jarry and Brian Love · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Sep 2018

Brazil

This Brazilian prison gives inmates the keys to their cells

In Brazil – which has a notoriously violent penal system – a non-profit organization has achieved astounding success running prisons where there are no weapons and inmates have keys.

Alex Gray 24 Sep 2018

Geo-economics

Meet 4 young leaders changing politics in Asia

From Thailand's answer to Emmanuel Macron to Natalie Grace, who runs a new political party for young people in Indonesia, a new generation of change-makers is coming to the fore.

Sean Fleming 07 Sep 2018

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