The trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was adjourned on Sunday and will not resume until December 28. Mubarak and his co-defendants were present in the courtroom for the short hearing at which the lengthy adjournment was announced. Mubarak is facing charges of complicity in the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the [...]
The Malaysian Court of Appeal on Monday ruled that a law prohibiting college students from taking part in political activities is unconstitutional. The suit, filed by four International Islamic University of Malaysia students in 2010, challenged the constitutionality of the 1971 Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) . Under section 15 of the UUCA, students [...]
The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Sunday delayed the start of its first war crimes trial. The ICTB, a special court established to try individuals suspected of war crimes in relation to the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, was slated to hear arguments in the case of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, leader of [...]
The UN and the League of Arab States on Saturday released statements condemning violence in Syria after an estimated 40 people were killed in protest-related encounters this week. UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon issued a statement saying “the calls of the Syrian people for change must be answered with far-reaching reforms, not repression and violence.” Ban [...]
An anonymous official in India-controlled Kashmir reported Saturday that amendments to the Public Safety Act (PSA) have been approved. Prior to amendment, the law treated youth 16 years and older as adults, allowing them to be arrested . Now, no one under the age of 18 will be detained for purposes of prosecution under the [...]
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Sunday that he has evidence against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi for his role in planning attacks on Libyan civilians. According to Ocampo, Saif al-Islam, who remains on the run from authorities, hired mercenaries to assist him in carrying out his plans to attack civilians that protested the [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Toone, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Class of 2012, has spent over two years working and studying in the Middle East, including six months as an embedded civilian social scientist with the First Armored Division in Baghdad, Iraq. He writes about some of the unintended consequences Muammar Gaddafi’s [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada Friday declared that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) does not have the power to award compensation for legal costs. The high court’s 7-0 decision states that the language used in the relevant federal statute does not allow for the awarding of legal costs in the same manner prescribed by [...]
China passed new anti-terrorism legislation on Saturday that will amend current criminals laws by providing a definition of “acts of terror” and establish ways for security forces to deal with such acts. The law defines “terrorists” as “those who organize, plot and conduct terrorist acts as well as those who are members of terrorist groups,” [...]
Medical marijuana advocates Thursday filed suit in a California federal court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the federal government for its recent crackdown on marijuana dispensaries in the state. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) petitioned the US District Court for the Northern District of California to intervene in what the Oakland-based advocacy group claims [...]
