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Attack Against the Argentine Embassy in Chile: A Violation of International Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Ricardo Arredondo of the University of Buenos Aires School of Law discusses the aftermath of recent violence against Argentine diplomatic facilities in Chile... On the night of October 23, both the residence of the Argentine E (More) |
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The Fist in a Velvet Glove: Hardened Humanitarianism
JURIST Guest Columnist David M. Crane, Syracuse University College of Law, discusses the necessity of use of force in the Syrian conflict... The cornerstone to the UN paradigm is to settle disputes peacefully, using force only as a last resort. Yet (More) |
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Germany recognizes mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide
The German Parliament approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the mass killings of ethnic Armenians by Turks during the Ottoman Empire a century ago as genocide, prompting an angry backlash and the immediate recall of the Turkish ambassador. The (More) |
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Azerbaijan announces ceasefire with Armenia over disputed land
Azerbaijan on Sunday announced a "unilateral ceasefire" to the fighting with Armenian forces over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh. The announcement comes a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate end to the fightin (More) |
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Europe rights court rules against prosecution of Turkish politician for denying Armenian genocide
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled [judgment; press release, PDF] Thursday that Switzerland was wrong to prosecute former Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek for denying that the mass killings of Armenians under the O (More) |
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Germany parliament calls killings of Armenians 'genocide'
The German Parliament on Friday approved a resolution declaring the killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I a "genocide." The resolution's approval, which coincides with the centenary of the start of the (More) |
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European Parliament calls killings of Armenians 'genocide'
The European Parliament approved a resolution on Wednesday calling the massacre of Armenians during World War I a "genocide," while urging Armenia and Turkey to reconcile their diplomatic relations. The resolution comes days after Pope Francis ins (More) |
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Greece parliament ratifies bill criminalizing Armenian genocide denial
The Parliament of Greece on Tuesday ratified a bill that criminalizes the denial of the Armenian genocide. The revised bill is titled "Fight Against Xenophobia," and it was adopted by a vote of 54-42, with 3 parliament members abstaining from the v (More) |
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Kurdistan: Time to Make Good on a 95-Year Old Promise
JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law makes the historical legal case for a change in US policy on Kurdistan ... Having existed through millennia of foreign dominance and occupation, hard by the Zargos mountai (More) |
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Europe rights court rules Italian children can have mother's surname
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday that children of married couples in Italy must be allowed to carry their mother's surname. The court found that restricting a child's surname to that of its father violated Article 8 (right (More) |
Alaska attains statehood
On January 3, 1959, Alaska became America's forty-ninth state.
Read the Alaskan Statehood Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the preceding year.
