international criminal law

  • ‘I Am the President of Venezuela’: What Transpired in Court During Maduro’s Historic Arraignment

    The most striking moment of Nicolás Maduro’s arraignment in a U.S. federal court on Monday, January 5, 2026, was not the heavy security or the list of sweeping criminal charges read into the record—it was the direct, tense dialogue between the judge and the deposed Venezuelan leader. Escorted from detention in handcuffs by armed U.S.…

  • British Teen Freed After Dubai Jailing Over Sex With 17-Year-Old Girl

    A British teenager imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for engaging in a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released and returned to the United Kingdom following a royal pardon from Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Marcus Fakana, 19, was sentenced in December to one year in prison under…