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At Political Economy Database, we strive to provide a comprehensive collection of legal, social and political resources to enrich your understanding of the world around you.   This is material that may be useful for both students of political economy as well as members of the general public with an interest in understanding important local and global issues that may impact their daily lives.  We try to provide this information in the most simple language and form that even those who are non-academics can easily understand. 

 

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Legal Headlines & Flash-Points

Access legal documents, court rulings, and analysis for comprehensive legal research.

 

  • On Friday, a US Appeals Court's Ruling Placed a Temporary Suspension on a Federal Court's Decision Earlier on in the Week, Which Had Effectively Outlawed Donald Trump's Recent Sweeping Trade Tariffs.

 

  • On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade Had Ruled That the President's So Called "Liberation Day" Tariff Scheme was Illegal! If This Ruling of the Federal Court is Allowed to Stand, it Will Have Huge Implications for the US President's Trade and Economic Policy.
  •   Does the State - the American State in Particular, Have the Authority to Determine Admission Policies of Independent Universities and Tertiary Institutions? This Legal Point Will be Tested in Court as Harvard University Files a Suit Against the Trump Administration's Block of the University's Enrollment of Foreign Students.

 

  • The UK High Court First Early Last Thursday Morning Issued an Injunction to Halt the UK's Intended Transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Then a Few Hours Later the Same Court Rules That the Deal can Go Ahead! Some Very Technical Legal Issues Remain Though! 

 

  • Hungary’s Recently Proposed Bill Which Will Impose Wide Restrictions on Organization Receiving Foreign Monetary support, Has Been Heavily Criticized by The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) as an Attack on the Feedom of the Press and Demonstration of the Hungarian Government's Unrestricted Power, With the Press Advocacy Group Calling on European Union (EU) Leaders to Condemn the Bill. 

 

  • Legal Experts Have Called for The Council of Europe to Recognize the "Right to a Healthy Environment". These Rights Have Already Been Recognized by the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council in Resolution A/Res/76/300, which was adopted on July 28, 2022; and in Resolution A/HRC/Res/48/13, which was adopted on October 8, 2021..

 

  • The English Cricket board (ECB) Follows the Suit of the English FA By Banning Transgender Women from Cricket in England and Wales, to Go Alongside Their Ban From Participating in Women's Football.

 

  • Former Trans Judge, Victoria McCloud, Intends to Challenge the Recent High Court Ruling That Based the Definition of a Woman on Biological Sex.

 

  • The UN's Highest Legal Body - the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Continues to Hear Case Brought Against Israel by the UN and the Palestinian Authority Alleging  Israeli  Blockade of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza.  But Will the Ruling Make Any Difference on the Ground. What Authority Does the Court Have to Enforce its Rulings?

 

  • UK Supreme Court Rules That the Definition of a Woman is Based on Biological Sex! Huge Significance Here for Gender Definitions and LGBT Rights in the UK!

 

  • Does Law Really Matter in the World Anymore or are Legal Rules Meaningless When They Conflict With the Interests and Wishes of Those Who Control Material Resources and Political Power?

 

  • The White House and the El Salvadorean President Decide not to Return US Residents Recently Wrongly Deported to El Salvador? Can They Do This? Is it Legal?

Social Headlines & Flash-Points

Explore societal trends, cultural dynamics, and social issues for a deeper understanding of communities.

  • The Suspect in the Case of the Motorist Who This Week Rammed His Car Into Crowds of People Celebrating Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League Win Injuring Some 79 People, Has Been Named as Paul Doyle, of West Derby, Liverpool. What is Interesting is That the Suspect, Who Appeared in Court on Friday is Neither an "Outsider", "Foreigner", nor "Terrorist". Mainstream Media Has Often Promoted the Inaccurate View Held by Sections of UK Society That the Most Heinous and Outrageous Crimes in This Country are Committed by Migrants, Blacks and Ethnic or Religious Minorities. But Doyle Doesn't Fit Into Any of These Categories! In Fact, the Court Learned That Doyle is Actually a Liverpool Resident, White, English, and a Former Royal Marine: Everything That is "Positively British".  Hopefully, This Will Help to Re-Write the False Narrative That Has Perpetuated Against Migrant or Non-White People in the UK For So Long!

 

  • On Bank Holiday Monday, While Liverpool F.C. Were Celebrating Their Monumental 20th Top Flight Title, They Sadly Had to Mix That Celebration With Sadness as a Car Driven By Paul Doyle, One of the City's Own Residents Plunged into the Crowd of Supporters, Injuring Scores.  Initial Investigations Suggest That This Time it is Not Terrorist Related, But the Incident Reminds me to Ask the Question, "Why is Sports Always a Victim of Politics?" 

 

  • The UK's Sea Temperatures are Reported to be Exceptionally High Due as a Result of a Particularly Warm Spring. Climate Change is Real Folks!

      

    • Why is a Non-European Nation - Israel, Allowed to Take Part in the Euro-Vision Song Contest? What does This Have to Do with Political Economy?  It's Clearly Neither a Social, Geographical or Cultural Decision.

     

    • The Call Two Weeks Ago by UN Experts for the Council of Europe to Recognize the Right to a Healthy Environment Specifically Targets a "Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment", and is a Follow up on an Appeal in November 2024 by UN Special Rapporteurs Urging the Body to Address the Triple Planetary Crisis of Intertwined Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Toxic Pollution.

     

    • Hottest Ever Start to May Recorded in the UK and Many Parts of Europe! Is This More Evidence of an Accelerating Global warming?

    Political & Economic Headlines & Flash-Points

    Engage with political theories, historical contexts, and policy analysis to make informed decisions.

    • Negotiators From Russia and Ukraine Met in Istanbul Today To  Seek Further Agreements Over Ceasefire or End to the War in Ukraine.  Early Reports Out of That Meeting Suggest That an Extension of the Prisoner Deal Agreed in Last Month's Negotiations is the Main Achievement of Today's Meeting.

     

    • Today's Meeting Took Place in the Backdrop of a Very Well-Planned and Highly Successful Military Strike Conducted By Ukraine Just a Day Earlier on Sunday, Using Drones Earlier Smuggled Some Time Ago Into Russia to Strike Russian Bombers Stationed at an Airbase in Siberia, Inflicting Significant Damage and Potential Loss of Dozens of Aircraft.   

     

    • UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer Joins the Recently Elected German Chancellor in Pledging Their Country's Resolve to Strengthen Defense Through Increased Military Spending to Prepare For What Both Warn is the Threat of a Russian Military Attack on a NATO State Within 4 Years.

     

    • Eight People Are Reported to be Seriously Injured in a Fire Attack on a Group of People Gathered in Support of Hostages Held in Gaza.

     

    • In the Background of Ongoing Court Battles Over His "Liberation Day" Tariffs, Donald Trump is Now Threatening to Double Tariffs on Steel Imports to 50%. This, He Claims, Will Protect the Local Steel Industry From Chinese Imports.

     

    • North Gaza is Now Reported to be Without a Functioning Hospital as the Israeli Army Orders the Last Remaining one to Evacuate. The WHO is Warning of the Serious Humanitarian, Health Hazards That Could Stem From This Move.

     

    • Elon Musk Officially Ended His 4-Month Controversial Stint in the White House on Friday, But Will Leave a Very Significant Legacy With His Chain-Saw Style Cost-Cutting Department, "Doge"!  Donald Trump is Now Saying That The Appointment Has Expired But In Reality, Musk Will Not Really Leave. 

     

    • US Markets Seem to be Responding Positively to the Ruling of a US Federal Court Blocking Some of President Trump's "Liberation day" Tariffs.

     

    • The Next Question is How Will This Ruling Impact Trade Relations and Many of the US Trading Partners that Had Come Under Particular strain Recently as a Result of These Tariffs?

     

    • On Thursday, Israel Announced Major Expansions of Settlements in the Occupied West Bank  on What is Officially Palestinian Territory/Land. Critics are Saying That This Was Always Israel's Intention From the Beginning And is Aimed at Preventing the Creation of a Palestinian State.

     

    • After Preventing Hundreds of Lorries of Aid Into Gaza Through a Militarily Enforced Embargo, On Wednesday Israel Began Their Controversial and Highly Criticized "Private Aid Distribution Scheme", Which Enjoys American Backing.  Chances of Success of the Scheme is Questionable Because the Scheme Relies on the Use of a Private Company With No Real Distribution Network or Substantial Link on the Ground in Gaza.

     

    • In the Meantime, the UN and International Aid Agencies Continue to Warn of the Risk of Famine and Disease as a Result of Israel's Policies.

     

    • This Week King Charles Addressed  Canada's Parliament, Hailing it as Strong and (Significantly) "Free".  The British Monarch's Visit at This Time is a Significant Statement in the Context of the Ongoing Tensions After Donald's Trump's Rude Offer to "Buy Canada!"

     

    • UK Reform Party Leader, Nigel Farage has Announced Two Significant Social Policies That Will Have the Major Parties  Really Worried. He Is Promising to Scrap the Two-Child Benefits Policy and Offering Generous Tax Breaks to Married Couples 

     

    • After Three Consecutive Nights of Russian Air Strikes Across Ukraine, Donald Trump Has Finally Admitted That Vladimir Putin Has "Gone Crazy!".  The Kremlin Retorts That Trump is "a Bit Emotional".

     

    • Donald Trump's Disgusting and Blatantly Racist Public Televised Treatment of South African President Ramaphosa in the Oval Office Last Wednesday Should Not Have Surprised Anyone After What He and His Vice President Did to Ukrainian President Zelensky in a Similar Setting 2 Months Ago. It is Remarkable That Ramaphosa Kept Calm and Dignified Throughout

     

    • Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses British Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Being on the Side of Hamas, Because of the Strong Position Taken by the UK Government in Response to Recent Israeli Military Action in Gaza.

     

    • Two Israeli Embassy Staff Shot and Killed in Washington With Shooter Arrested and in Custody

     

    • Last Week,  the UK Suspended Trade Talks With Israel Over Its Continued Military Offensive in Gaza, and France and Canada Have Also Threatened to Take Some Action Against Israel for This Latest Offensive.

     

    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control All of the Gaza Strip!

     

    • Hamas Claims That Hundreds of Palestinians Have Been Killed Since  the Israeli Defense Force (I.D.F.) Began Its Recent Offensive, While Medics in the City have Claimed That 38 People Were Killed in Just a Half-Hour Period of Overnight Airstrikes. 

     

    • UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer Seems to be Back-Tracking on the Party's Recent Policy to Withhold Winter Fuel Payment to Some Vulnerable Beneficiaries.  This Can Only Be an Action of Political Expedience Rather Than Conviction.  But Will This U-Turn Cause a Rift Between Him and His Chancellor Rachel Reeves Who Seems Intent to Carry Through With it? 

     

    • The US and Iran Have Held Talks Over Iran's Nuclear Programme But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Has is Expressing Doubts Whether These Talks Will Lead to any Agreement.

     

    • Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Spoke on the Phone About Ending the War in Ukraine, But Not Much Real Action Have Followed. President Zelensky Has Accused Putin of Merely stalling for Time.

     

    • Russia and Ukraine Have Already Agreed Exchanges of Prisoner of War in Their Recent Talks in Turkey, But So Much Disagreement Still Remains in Their Effort to Secure a Lasting Ceasefire to the War in Ukraine.

     

    • Pope Leo Meets US Vice President J. D. Vance at the Vatican

     

    • The Latest Sunday Times Rich List, Lists King Charles as One of the Richest Men in the UK, With a Steadily Growing Fortune That Has Risen By Some £30 million Over the Last 12 Months to Now Sit at an Astounding £640 million!  Is it Right That Taxes are Taken From Poor Working Class Residents of the UK to Pay For the Expenses of Such an Insanely Rich Man?

     

    • Donald Trump Has Completed His Tour of the Middle East, and Returned to the US After His Last Stop in the United Arab Emirates.

     

    • Meanwhile the US Military Has Already Collected a Controversial Gift of a Luxury Jet From The Qatari Royal Family to Trump

     

    • The UK Economy Records Better Than Expected Growth Figures For The First Quarter of 2025 

     

    • Far-Right Parties Continue to Make Gains Across the European Political Landscape.  This Month, a New Leader of the Nottinghamshire County Council Was Elected From the Reform Party for the First-Time.

     

    • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announce Significant  Changes to His Ruling Labour Party's Immigration Policies in a Desperate Attempt to Win Back "Red Wall" Voters Lost to the Reform Party.

     

    • The United States and China Announce Major Agreement on "Re-Setting" Their Trade Relationship Following the Recent Tariff Wars

     

    • The United Nations is Warning That the Entire Gaza Population is at Critical Risk of Famine.

     

    • White South Africans Begin Arriving in the United States Under President Trump's New Refugee Plan. Isn't This a Blatant Racist Policy When This Scheme Discriminates in Favour of White South Africans Rather Than Being Open to All South Africans and His Immigration Policies For Africans, Asians and South Americans are So Harsh?

     

    • Leo Has Delved Quickly Into Politics Just Days After Being Elected the New Pope of the Catholic Church.  Pope Leo XIV Has Called for Journalists to be Released From Prison.  

     

    • India and Pakistan Announce a Ceasefire to Their Recent Military Exchanges. This is a Very Welcome Development.

     

    • The United States and The United Kingdom Announce a Trade Agreement Between the Two Nations. 

     

    • The UK and India Agree a Trade Deal That Has Been Under Negotiation for 3 Years. Has the Recent Trump Tariffs Helped to Speed Up This Process?

     

    • The two Main Parties - the Governing Labour Party and Opposition Conservative Party, Now Considering Ways to Respond to the Reform Party's Dominant Performance in the Recent Local Government Elections

     

     

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