The repeal of Roe v. Wade brings a return of sexual servitude for women.
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If Australia Can Stop Mass Shootings, Why Can’t We?
Australia’s success with gun reform was mostly a result of timing, luck and the idiosyncrasies of its Constitution. But it does hold important lessons for the U.S.
‘Misoginia de la era colonial’: en los fallos sobre los derechos de las mujeres se cita a un juez del siglo XVII
Tanto en India como en el borrador del fallo Roe v. Wade en Estados Unidos, todavía ocupa un lugar preponderante un juez inglés que escribió que las mujeres estaban obligadas por contrato a los maridos.
The 17th-Century English Judge Behind Abortion and Rape Rulings Today
Both in India and in the Roe v. Wade draft ruling roiling the United States, Lord Matthew Hale — an English judge who wrote that women were contractually obligated to husbands — still looms large.
The Unsettling Warning in France’s Election
A record number of abstentions, and a strictly binary choice for voters — many of whom said they were picking the lesser of two evils — are trouble signs even within a mature democracy.
President Dissolves Tunisia’s Parliament, Deepening Political Crisis
President Kais Saied, who suspended Parliament last year, dismissed that body after lawmakers challenged the autocratic powers he has exercised.
President Dissolves Tunisia’s Parliament, Deepening Political Crisis
President Kais Saied, who suspended Parliament last year, dismissed that body after lawmakers challenged the autocratic powers he has exercised.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Caribbean Tour Marred By Gaffes and Miscues
The trip by Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the duchess of Cambridge, dramatized how rapidly Queen Elizabeth II is losing her grip on distant dominions where she is still head of state.
Pope Francis Issues New Vatican Constitution
The document stipulates that baptized lay Catholics, including women, can lead departments and increases institutional efforts to protect minors.
Allies Focus on Security of Zelensky and Other Ukraine Leaders
Concerns about the line of succession were prompted in part because President Volodymyr Zelensky insists he will not be evacuated.
Pressure Mounts on Tunisia’s President to Salvage the Economy
When President Kais Saied seized power in July, he vowed to rescue the failing economy. Tunisians are still waiting for him to fulfill that pledge.
Chile’s Constitutional Rewrite Confronts Climate Change Head On
Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.
Chile President-Elect Gabriel Boric Faces Challenge on Constitution
Gabriel Boric has no room for error in this constitutional moment.
Voting for President, Chile Faces Stark Choice, With Constitution at Stake
The presidential race is being contested by a millennial leftist who would be the nation’s youngest leader and a far-right politician who has promised to restore order and security.
Abuses Under Gambia’s Ex-Ruler Should Be Prosecuted, Inquiry Says
A commission’s long-awaited investigation reported widespread human rights violations, but it is not clear if anyone will be charged with crimes.
Chileans Will Vote For President on Sunday
The top contenders to lead Chile out of a turbulent era are a leftist 35-year-old former student activist and a 55-year-old far-right former congressman, presenting voters a stark choice.
Why Is Poland Fighting the Supremacy of European Union Courts?
Poland argues that its courts should supersede the bloc’s top court. The E.U. sharply disagrees.
Poland’s Top Court Rules Its Constitution Trumps Some E.U. Laws
The ruling challenges the supremacy of European law, a cornerstone of the continent’s push for an “ever closer union” since it began more than 60 years ago.
Tunisian President Appoints Prime Minister Amid Protests Over Power Grab
President Kais Saied named a political novice, Najla Bouden Romdhan, in a move that may do little to dispel fears that he is moving toward one-man rule of the nation where the Arab Spring began.
Special Forces Colonel Stages Coup in Guinea
Heavy gunfire was heard in Conakry, the West African country’s capital, on Sunday, and then a colonel announced on state television that he’d suspended the Constitution.
Populist Hero or Demagogue: Who Is Tunisia’s President?
As a law professor, Kais Saied preached strict adherence to the Constitution. As Tunisia’s president, he has bent it to his will. Will he save Tunisia’s democracy or destroy it?
Dueling Claims to Power. Broken Institutions. How Does Haiti Fix This?
Other countries have faced similar challenges, often with poor results, from protracted limbo to, in the worst cases, civil war.
Political Crisis in Haiti as Two Prime Ministers Claim Power
Despite the interim prime minister’s claim that he is in charge after the president’s assassination, a volatile political situation poses yet another challenge to democracies in the Western Hemisphere.
Progressives Won Chile’s Election
A new Constitution allowing for broad social and economic reform will be drafted to replace the one approved during the dark days of the Pinochet dictatorship.
How Generals Plot Together, in Myanmar and Thailand
An unholy alliance between the two military governments will delay a return to democracy in both countries.
A Go-It-Alone President Wants to Reshape Haiti. Some Are Skeptical.
Haiti, facing a prolonged crisis, is preparing for the biggest shake-up of government seen in decades with a constitutional referendum and national elections slated for this year.
How the Pennsylvania GOP is Trying to Increase Their Control of State Courts
After fighting the election results, state Republicans are trying to increase their control of the courts. Outraged Democrats and good government groups see it as a new kind of gerrymandering.
Pennsylvania G.O.P.’s Push for More Power Over Judiciary Raises Alarms
After fighting the election results, state Republicans are trying to increase their control of the courts. Outraged Democrats and good government groups see it as a new kind of gerrymandering.
Why Trump Will Fail in Michigan
His only success will be in ruining what should be the celebration of a successful election under highly challenging circumstances.
Peru President Is Impeached by Congress
The vote to remove President Martín Vizcarra comes amid a devastating coronavirus pandemic. It was unclear if he would acknowledge the vote as constitutional and step down.
Norway’s Supreme Court Hears Rights Challenge to Arctic Oil Drilling
Environmental groups argue that exploratory drilling licenses violate a constitutional right to a healthy environment. It’s a test case taking on an industry that is key to the country’s economy.
The Sovereigns of Thailand and the Skies
Protesters are challenging the monarchy’s legitimacy by co-opting its celestial symbols.
Why India’s Muslims Reach for Liberalism
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes Hindus more equal than religious minorities, Muslims seek equality from the secular Constitution, not Shariah.
‘An End to the Chapter of Dictatorship’: Chileans Vote to Draft a New Constitution
Voters overwhelmingly approved a bid to scrap the charter inherited from Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, a move that could set a new course for the country.
Poland Court Ruling Effectively Bans Legal Abortions
The decision, which cannot be appealed, halts pregnancy terminations for fetal abnormalities, virtually the only type currently performed in the country.
Will Chile Set an Example for True Democracy?
Pinochet’s Constitution needs an overhaul, but the process is not without risks.
With Elections Ahead, Some African Presidents Try Engineering Results
Presidential elections are scheduled soon in at least 10 African countries. Many incumbents are changing constitutions and bending rules to ensure they stay in power.
Whose Islam? The New Battle for Afghanistan
Finding common ground on the role of Islam is the most decisive task in the peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Hong Kong Is China, Like It or Not
After months of chaos in the city, something had to be done, and the Chinese government did it.
Chile’s Largest Indigenous Group Sees Opportunity in a New Constitution
Chile’s Mapuche have long demanded official recognition of their culture and of their claims to ancestral lands. A referendum over a new Constitution provides them a chance to be included.
With Freedom at Stake, Courts Are Collapsing
In Hungary, Turkey and India, the courts have turned into silent bystanders and complicit actors.
Sri Lanka Vote Hands Rajapaksa Family a Bigger Slice of Control
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party clinched the majority of seats in Parliament, aiming to amend the Constitution and expand presidential powers. Rights groups are concerned.
Why Did Hong Kong Delay Its Election — by a Year?
The government blames the pandemic. More likely, it was afraid to lose.
How China Scammed Hong Kong
It pays to play the long game against people who want to be free.
What’s Our Motto? Out of Many, One? Out of Many, None?
If we’re to thrive, our motto needs to be “Out of many, we.”
Tiananmen’s Other Children
Past protests actually are remembered in China — and commemorated with yet more protests.
China, Hong Kong and the Politics of Coronavirus
Anticipating a hostile post-pandemic world, Beijing feels that it needs to control the city absolutely.
As Bolsonaro Keeps Amazon Vows, Brazil’s Indigenous Fear ‘Ethnocide’
President Jair Bolsonaro is moving aggressively to open up the Amazon rainforest to commercial development, posing an existential threat to the tribes living there.
What Is Missing From Afghan Peace Talks
A just political order in Afghanistan needs decentralization of power and an equitable distribution of resources among its people.