Soubhi Bazerji

First conviction in Switzerland for a terrorist act

26/02/2023
Soubhi Bazerji
Actualité juridique

On Tuesday, January 10 2023, the Federal Criminal Court in Switzerland sentenced an individual to 20 years in prison for committing a jihadist homicide in September 2020. For the first time, an individual has been convicted of a jihadist homicide. The sentence includes an institutional therapeutic measure, despite the defendant’s opposition to psychiatric treatment.

The new election of the Speaker of Congress: a demonstration of a functioning democratic system facing challenges

26/02/2023
Soubhi Bazerji
A l'international, Actualité juridique

The election of the new Speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday night demonstrated the weakened and divided state of the Republican party. While some argue that this is a limitation on democracy and a blow to the reputation of the United States as the world’s largest democracy, such an argument is simplistic and