The electoral victory of Enrique Pena Nieto of the Mexico’s ruling party Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) was confirmed by a final vote count on Friday. Nieto, however, is still facing legal challenges brought by his opponent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the left wing party Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD) . Obrador came in [...]
Argentina’s Poder Judicial de la Nacion on Thursday sentenced two former Argentine dictators to a total of 65 years in prison for their involvement in the systematic kidnapping of babies from leftist activists detained and killed during the nation’s 1976-1983 “Dirty War” . Jorge Videla , who ruled from 1976 to 1981, was sentenced to [...]
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Thursday began its hearing over claims that the country’s prime minister’s party is planning to amend the constitution, thereby threatening the monarchy. Opposition Democrats have accused that the party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra , the Puea Thai party , is seeking to amend the constitution in order to [...]
Chairman of the Chinese Democratic Party Albert Ho on Thursday challenged the election of Hong Kong’s new leader Leung Chun-ying . Ho filed two separate lawsuits seeking to overturn the election results , claiming that Leung made false and misleading statements during the election. Leung, a land surveyor, pledged that his house had no illegal [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Stuart Ford of the John Marshall Law School says that although the International Criminal Court has encountered numerous obstacles during the first ten years of its existence, its reputation will ultimately be decided over a longer period of time…
The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) on Wednesday signaled to the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia that the group will appeal the court’s decision to dismiss the SCV’s legal challenge to a Lexington city ordinance relating to the display of the Confederate flag on municipal flagpoles. The ordinance in question bans [...]
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday reported that it has transferred four individuals convicted for their involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the Republic of Mali . The four convicts, who include Theoneste Bagosora , called the “kingpin” of the genocide, were transferred to a Mali prison to serve their sentences. [...]
A lawyer for the International Criminal Court (ICC) who was recently released from detention in Libya stated Friday that she did not believe Libya could hold a fair trial for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST
The California Senate Thursday approved a bill that prevents local police officers from turning over a detained individual to federal immigration authorities unless the detainee has been convicted of a felony. The California Trust Act passed the Senate by a vote of 21-13 and seeks to prevent allegedly unjust detentions for undocumented immigrants who have [...]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution addresses continued humanitarian concerns and discourages rebel groups from associating with Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a listed terrorist oraganization. Member [...]
