JURIST Guest Columnist Kushtrim Tolaj, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the sixth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Tolaj discusses Kosovo’s efforts to establish a more efficient judicial system and the challenges it faces [...]
A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of California failed to reach a conclusion Monday in a copyright dispute between Oracle and Google . Oracle has alleged that Google’s use of Java in its Android OS violates Oracle’s patents and copyrights, seeking up to $1 billion in damages. While the jury [...]
Ali Mussa Daqduq, a former detainee of the US with ties to Hezbollah , was cleared of all charges in an Iraqi court, his lawyer said Monday. The US handed Daqduq over to Iraqi authorities in December as part of the end of the Iraq War . US President Barack Obama considered trying Daqduq on [...]
The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday ruled against two Palestinian prisoners in their appeal seeking release from detention. Thaer Halahla and Bilal Diab have been placed in administrative detention, a legal method of incarcerating potentially dangerous individuals indefinitely without a trial. The two men, along with over 1,500 other Palestinian detainees in Israel have been [...]
Bahraini authorities on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, according to the country’s Interior Ministry . According to his lawyer, Rajab was arrested for messages he posted on Twitter criticizing the Interior Ministry. Rajab is the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) , a group that has been critical of [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to immediately revoke a new law that criminalizes criticism of the Libya conflict and prohibits glorification of former leader Muammar Gaddafi . The law prohibits speech that is detrimental to the “military efforts to defend the country, terrorizes people, or weakens the [...]
The Constitutional Council of the French Republic on Friday ruled that the country’s sexual harassment law was unconstitutionally vague. In its decision, the council determined that since Article 222-33 of the French penal code does not provide any definition of sexual harassment, it cannot be constitutionally enforced. Several feminist groups have voiced dissatisfaction with the [...]
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irena Bokova on Friday urged Mexican authorities to do everything in their power to solve the murders of three Mexican journalists discovered last week in Veracruz. Bokova found it “deeply disturbing” and sad that the last two journalists to be killed were found on [...]
The Connecticut Senate on Saturday passed HB 5389 , which will allow citizens to obtain marijuana for medical use under certain conditions. The law will make Connecticut the 17th state to allow sale of marijuana for medical use. Opponents of the law are concerned that people who do not qualify under the act might be [...]
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his alleged co-conspirators were arraigned on Saturday at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay for their involvement in the 9/11 attacks . The hearing was prolonged by numerous interruptions from the defendants . The defendants face charges of conspiracy, murder in violation of the law of war, attacking civilians, [...]
