On Thursday Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern over the state of human rights defenders in Malaysia. AI argued that the arrest of 19 peaceful protestors shows that the current state of human rights in Malaysia is lacking. AI and SUARAM (Suara Rakyat Malaysia) , a leading Malaysian NGO, recently criticized the Malaysian government for curtailing [...]
On Friday, Judge Timothy Black of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that a lawsuit seeking the recognition of same-sex marriages on Ohio death certificates could continue. The ruling was centered around whether a funeral director, Robert Grunn, could remain a plaintiff in the case and have the eventual ruling [...]
Germany and Brazil on Friday proposed a draft resolution within the UN General Assembly calling for member states to take measures to put an end to “gross invasions of privacy” such as excessive electronic surveillance and data collection. Although the resolution does not specifically indicate any countries, recent events such as allegations that the National [...]
The High Court in New Delhi on Saturday began the appeal of the death penalty sentence for the fatal gang-rape of an Indian student last December. Although six men were charged with the rape and murder of the student, only four received the death penalty . The fifth suspect died while imprisoned in an apparent [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Stan Cox of New England Law | Boston says that the US Supreme Court should use great caution in its application of general personal jurisdiction doctrine to the facts of the Daimler AG case …
JURIST Guest Columnist Laura Crestohl, McGill University Faculty of Law Class of 2014, explains Carter v. Canada and its impact of physician-assisted suicide… The case Carter v. Canada is bringing the issue of physician-assisted suicide back to the Canadian courts. In 2011, Lee Carter, Hollis Johnson and the late Gloria Taylor launched a challenge to [...]
The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) briefed the UN General Assembly Thursday, providing information on cases decided and currently in deliberation before the courts. ICJ President Judge Peter Tomka praised the court’s activities over the past year, stating that the court, “continued to fulfill its role [...]
The Thailand House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that opponents fear will provide amnesty for crimes committed by self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The bill, which was approved 310-0 after opposition walked out in protest, would allow amnesty for offenses committed during the political unrest following Thaksin’s ousting in a 2006 military [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian T. Hodges of the Pacific Legal Foundation discusses the controversies surrounding Brandt v. US…
The Czech Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that former prime minster Petr Necas is not entitled to immunity from prosecution and could could face corruption charges. Necas resigned in June after the exposure of a widespread corruption scandal , including an affair with his chief of staff, Jana Nagyova . Nagyova was accused of bribery [...]
