JURIST Guest Columnist Lynne Marie Kohm of Regent University School of Law says that the November 2012 elections will involve historic referendums in several states on legislation related to same-sex marriage…
The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons , especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo on Tuesday urged the international community to focus on the human rights of trafficked individuals when criminalizing and prosecuting human trafficking. Ezeilo noted in her report that criminalization of trafficking is not the end itself, but an effective prosecution [...]
JURIST Senior Editor Elizabeth Imbarlina, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that the US Supreme Court’s reasoning in Miller v. Alabama can be extended to abolish life in prison without the possibility of parole sentences for all juvenile homicide offenders…(Her opinions are not intended to represent those of JURIST)
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that heat-trapping pollutants such as carbon dioxide are endangering the public health and welfare. The court reviewed four rules: the Endangerment Finding , the Tailpipe Rule , the Timing Rule and the [...]
An Omani court on Monday began a hearing against protesters who have been accused of defamation and illegal assembly, according to a local newspaper. The Omani authorities have detained more than 30 individuals who have been protesting against the government demanding political reform, promoting human rights and calling for the release of human rights defenders [...]
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Monday she is pleased with the US Supreme Court’s decision upholding the a controversial section of Arizona’s immigration law and that she is confident future enforcement will not violate the Constitution. The decision in Arizona v. United States , while striking down three sections of the law, upheld section 2(b) [...]
The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court on Tuesday sentenced 14 former members of the Yugoslav army and paramilitaries for killing non-Serb civilians during the Serbo-Croatian War in which around 20,000 people lost their lives. The court found that the prosecution had presented evidence proving beyond reasonable doubt that the 14 individuals were [...]
The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre and forcing it to compensate the men’s families. The Hague Appeals Court last year ruled that the Netherlands is liable for the deaths of three Bosiniaks who took refuge in a UN-designated [...]
The UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday urged South Sudan to adopt a plan to prevent further inter-communal violence in Jonglei State. The report was completed based on information gathered through 20 field missions by UNMISS with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [...]
An Egyptian court on Tuesday struck down a government decree that restored broad arrest powers to Egyptian military officials. The Ministry of Justice issued the decree in June, restoring some of the power previously granted to the military through the emergency law, which expired in May after being in effect for nearly 30 years. Human [...]
