VATICAN CITY — Several prominent lawyers have published stinging academic critiques and legal opinions about the Vatican’s recently concluded “trial of the century,” highlighting violations of basic defense rights and rule of law norms that they warn could have consequences for the Holy See going forward. After the first verdicts were issued, the Vatican’s editorial director, Andrea Tornielli, insisted that …
A plea has been moved before the Kerala High Court against alleged inaction of the Ombudsman for the Local Self Government Institutions in discharging his legal and statutory duties for the prevention and demolition of illegal constructions. Relying upon the legal maxim, 'Boni Judicis Est Ampliare Jurisdictionem' the plea has been filed seeking a direction to the Ombudsman and the …
