Some hundred graduates who have been waiting on a law license for more than a year had their hopes dashed Wednesday when the DJA cancelled an...
The supreme court has introduced new rules requiring the family court to seek its approval before registering marriages involving minors. In accordance with Islamic sharia, the...
With Malé rife with rumours of the president's ouster, we take a look at the constitutional avenues and key players involved in removing a sitting president
The Supreme Court has quashed a stay order issued Sunday by the High Court halting executions by the state pending a judgment on the constitutionality of...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its second death sentence since the government ended an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment in 2014, paving the way for...
The supreme court registrar said judges had “decided not to hear the appeal” after holding two hearings. Nazim's family has accused the Maldivian state of holding...
The supreme court upheld tonight the death sentence of a 22-year-old man convicted of killing a parliamentarian, rejecting a surprise last-ditch attempt by members of the...
Family members of a murdered MP have asked the supreme court to delay the death penalty for the 22-year-old man convicted of killing him.
The conclusion of an appeal against death sentence on Ahmed Murrath, convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, brings the Maldives a step closer to the first...
The Supreme Court has been asked to summon several high-profile witnesses in light of new evidence that could prove former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was framed...
A judge at the Thinadhoo magistrate court who was arrested on a drug charge last month told the Supreme Court today that he was framed by...
The ex-defence minister's lawyer Husnu Suood told the press that the Supreme Court will be asked to hear testimony from an eyewitness who saw a police...
The Maldives’ embattled judiciary, which has long-resisted calls for reform, has launched a series of workshops, emphasizing access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, and administrative...
Dr Azmiralda Zahir, the Maldives’ most senior female judge, resigned from the high court this morning in protest against her transfer to a regional branch in...
The president said he will urge the supreme court to issue a ruling in Nasheed's terror appeal. "Then we can decide on how to move forward....
The high court has upheld today the death sentence of a young woman convicted of killing a prominent lawyer, despite her lawyer insisting the death penalty...
Maldivian judges have pledged their support to end human trafficking, agreeing to hold awareness sessions with contractors and use a special logo on all construction bid...
