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When the European Court of Human Rights ruled in April this year in the Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz case that Switzerland had violated the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to adequately address climate change, it was a landmark decision. However, it was not the Strasbourg Court that first addressed the relationship between human rights and climate change. A number of earlier, equally important decisions by other institutions paved the way for this judgment.

Since 7 October 2023, the Gaza Strip has been involved in an intense armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, sparking numerous legal debates. Two international courts, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, have both intervened, addressing various aspects of the conflict.

In May 2024, the European Commission completed its analysis of Poland's state of the rule of law. As a result, Poland is no longer at risk of severe breaches of the rule of law. Poland has been facing proceedings over the rule of law since 2017 due to certain actions of the previous Polish government.

The verdict of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court, issued on  1 March 2024, marks a significant milestone in the ongoing investigation concerning the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Appeals Chamber unanimously rejected Venezuela's appeal against the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber from 2023 and affirmed the authorization to resume the investigation despite previous attempts to halt it.

In recent years, the Kyrgyz authorities have continuously suppressed independent media in an attempt to crack down on investigative journalism and consolidate the power of the government. As of 16 January 2024, eleven current and former employees of the respected investigative media outlet, Temirov Live, have been arrested on dubious charges.

Nejvyšší soud v americkém státě Alabama rozhodl v únoru 2024, že embrya vytvořená in vitro fertilizací, neboli IVF, mají být chráněna jako děti a uplatní se na ně tamní zákon o usmrcení nezletilé osoby. Jedná se o první rozhodnutí svého druhu, které však bude mít dle kritiků negativní dopad na reprodukční medicínu v Alabamě.

V nadcházejících červnových volbách se bude v průběhu čtyř dnů hlasovat o 720 poslancích do Evropského parlamentu, což je o 15 více než v roce 2019. Z řad euroskeptiků dlouhodobě proudí kritika a pochybnosti o skutečné moci tohoto orgánu, v České republice a na Slovensku navíc v roce 2014 volební účast nepřesáhla dvacet procent. Evropský parlament přitom každoročně přijímá stovky zákonů týkající se každodenního života občanů, nehledě na jeho klíčovou roli při schvalování rozpočtu.