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South Africa president refuses to resign amid possible impeachment
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Saturday announced through a spokesperson that he will not resign and will instead challenge a parliamentary report suggesting he may have illegaly concealed a crime at his private game farm. Ramaphosa's announ (More) |
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Amnesty: significant decrease in death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations
Amnesty International (AI) released its 2017 global review of death penalty on Thursday noting a significant decrease in the imposition of death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations. AI noted key developments such as Guinea becoming th (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 7 April 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Cataloni (More) |
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Israel PM cancels refugee relocation agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he is cancelling Monday's relocation agreement with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The agreement followed harsh criticism Israel received after the government approved a plan that would requi (More) |
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Israel and UN Refugee Agency reach agreement on African asylum seekers
The Israeli government reached a common understanding Monday with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to remove half of the African asylum seekers to Western countries. The UNHCR will facilitate the departure of 16,250 migrants from Israel to various We (More) |
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Indiana approves bill to allow DACA recipients to obtain professional licenses
Indiana's House approved a bill Wednesday that lifts prohibitions that kept those previously protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from obtaining professional licenses for dozens of occupations including cosmetol (More) |
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ACLU sues Trump administration over termination of protected status for immigrants
The ACLU of Southern California , on behalf of several people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and citizens whose parents have Temporary Protected Status, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday challenging the Trump Administration's termin (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 24 February 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A UN committee found Friday that the UK is breaching the rights of women in Northern Ireland by restricting their access to abortions. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled that defendants (More) |
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UN officials identify 43 South Sudan war crimes suspects
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released a report Friday identifying 43 high-profile military personnel who may be responsible for war crimes. Among those identified are eight Lieutenant Generals, 17 Major Generals, eight Brigadi (More) |
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UN report: freedom of expression vital for lasting peace in South Sudan
True reconciliation and lasting peace in South Sudan will only be possible if people are both free and safe to express themselves, regardless of any of their affiliations, according to a UN report released Thursday. Conflict has persisted in South (More) |
John Jay born
John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.
Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.
