JURIST Guest Columnist Corinne Maupin of Valparaiso University School of Law discusses advances in facial recognition technology and the corresponding ripeness for matching regulations … A recent article in the ABA Journal noted that law enforcement agencies have proposed the use of facial recognition software within departments to aid in the capture of criminals. This [...]
Bolivia’s Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (TCP) on Wednesday ruled that President Evo Morales may seek a fourth consecutive term as the country’s president in the 2019 election. This decision comes almost two years after Morales campaigned for and lost a closely contested referendum to amend the Bolivian Constitution to allow for indefinite term-limits. Morales is the [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Penal Forum on Wednesday that revealed human rights and humanitarian crises in Venezuela, as the government continues to arbitrarily arrest, prosecute, and, in some cases, torture critics of the government. Since early April 2017, more than 5,400 people have reportedly been detained after participating in anti-government protests. According to [...]
Bosnian Croat war crimes defendant Slobodan Praljak died Wednesday after drinking what he said was poison after judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) affirmed , his 20-year prison sentence. The appeals concerned charges against six individuals who were accused of being members of a joint criminal enterprise that sought to [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a campaign finance law that set limits on federal donations to primary and general elections. The law placed a per-election donation cap: $2,600 for primary elections and $2,600 for general elections. A Florida couple, Laura Holmes and Paul [...]
A jury in Washington, DC, acquitted Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the ringleader of the 2012 Benghazi attacks, of murder on Tuesday, but convicted him on terrorism charges. After five days of deliberations, the jury found him guilty of one count of conspiracy to provide material support or resources to terrorists, one count of providing material support [...]
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that EU workers are entitled to paid annual leave. The case was brought by a UK worker who had requested pay from his former employer for leave not taken from 1999-2012 in his sales job. The employer claimed under UK Working Time Regulations 1998 Regulation 13(9) that the [...]
The Australian Senate on Wednesday passed a same-sex marriage bill, by a 43 to 12 vote. The Marriage Amendment amends the Marriage Act 1961 by redefining marriage by introducing non-gendered language permitting same-sex marriages. The decision to pass the bill comes after a national postal survey was conducted where over 61 percent voted in favor [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology Tuesday for the historic suppression of and discrimination against the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community as well as mentioning economic compensation efforts and new legislation. During his speech Trudeau apologized for the indiscretions made throughout history toward Canada’s LGBTQ+ community: “It is [...]
Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the crime of indecent assault does not require a sexual intention. The case came before the supreme court after a man denied having sexual intent when he molested and took nude photos of a girl under the age of 13. He was sentenced to 42 months in prison by [...]
