Thousands face possible deportation from the Dominican Republic.  Following a 2013 Constitutional Court ruling that requires children of immigrants to register for legal citizenship status by this Thursday even if they were born in the country, an estimated 210,000 people could soon be rendered stateless. The ruling has been widely criticized by neighboring countries and human rights groups for unfairly discriminating against Haitian immigrants and their families, with some suggesting that the policy is racially motivated.

Legal experts speak out against plan to expand Japanese military. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reinterpret Article 9 of the Japanese postwar constitution now faces criticism from legal scholars who have called Abe's proposed security legislation unconstitutional. One prominent critic, Professor Setsu Kobayashi, also expressed concern that approval of the legislation would set a precedent for future constitutional violations.