Trump, alongside the first lady, signs bill making ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime – Go Health Pro

Trump, alongside the first lady, signs bill making ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime – Go Health Pro

First Lady Melania Trump speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a bill signing event for the “Take it Down Act’ in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Monday, May 19, 2025. EVAN VUCCI / AP President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, on Monday, May 19, were hosting a signing … Read more

Removing Palestinians from Gaza is not a plan; it is a crime against humanity – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Removing Palestinians from Gaza is not a plan; it is a crime against humanity – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

The relocation of Palestinians from Gaza is regularly raised by Israel in the wake of the outlandish Trump’s Riviera Plan. The US President proposed in February 2025 a dystopian project to resettle Palestinians in neighboring countries and transform the enclave into a luxurious coastal resort. A month  later, Israel’s Security Cabinet established a new agency within the Defense Ministry to “enable safe and controlled passage of Gaza residents for their voluntary departure to third countries.” This prompted the condemnation of many countries and a warning from the UN secretary general, António Guterres, that “it is essential to avoid any form of ethnic cleansing.”

While being politically appealing, the reference to ethnic cleansing may raise more questions than answers from a legal angle, given the controversies surrounding this term. A more straightforward normative frame lies in the prohibition of forcible transfer under international humanitarian law (IHL), as grounded in customary law and reaffirmed in the universally ratified Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.

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Ingrid Jonker’s Poem and the Atrocity Crime Without a Name – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Removing Palestinians from Gaza is not a plan; it is a crime against humanity – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

The child is not dead not at Langa nor at Nyanganot at Orlando nor at Sharpevillenor at the police station at Philippiwhere he lies with a bullet through his brain…the child is present at all assemblies and law-givings… The reprise of South African place names at the heart of Ingrid Jonker’s poem, a poem recited first … Read more

A time of impunity for white-collar crime – Go Health Pro

A time of impunity for white-collar crime – Go Health Pro

Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola, leaves the courthouse during his fraud trial in New York, September 2022. BRITTAINY NEWMAN/AP The fraudster of the century, Bernard Madoff, ended his days in a federal prison in North Carolina, in April 2021, at the age of 82. His younger counterparts do not seem likely to meet this grim … Read more

How much crypto is crime? – Go Health Pro

How much crypto is crime? – Go Health Pro

I just downloaded the Chainalysis annual cryptocrime report and, as usual, it is fascinating. Ask almost any politician or banker about cryptocurrencies and they’ll say they all encourage crime except Donald Trump, but that’s because he is supposedly a criminal. Here is a synopsis of the report taken from their introduction: According to our metrics … Read more