Law and Extreme Conditions – Current Media Reports
Israel-Palestine: War with Hamas and Hezbollah
76 Israelis abducted by Hamas are still held in Gaza since October 7, 2023
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader. Stephanie van den Berg and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters, November 21, 2024
War and Terror
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘ecocide’ as critical dam near Kherson destroyed sparking evacuations. Helen Regan, Jonny Hallam, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Irene Nasser, CNN, June 6, 2023
Socio-economic crises
South Korea’s acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial. Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee, Reuters, December 27, 2024
Democracy in Decline in Israel. Samuele Arioli, V-Dem, Nov 28, 2024
Mexico’s Democratic Disaster. Amrit Singh Gianmarco Coronado Graci, SLS Blogs, September 20, 2024
Man-made and Cyber Disasters
Two Russian oil tankers wrecked in Black Sea. Tom Bennett, BBC News, December 16, 2024
Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails. Will Grant, Maia Davies and Patrick Jackson, BBC News, October 19, 2024
Bulgaria’s surveillance laws breach European human rights convention-ECHR. Reuters, January 11, 2022
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Cyber – see more
Natural Disasters
Saving Disaster Law From the Imperial Presidency. Trump’s efforts to deconstruct disaster relief have serious legal flaws. Dan Farber, Legal Planet, January 27, 2025
State of emergency declared due to devastating California wildfires. BBC News, January 9, 2025
Coronavirus
WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency. Jennifer Rigby and Bhanvi Satija, Reuters, May 5, 2023
