The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled Tuesday that current President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is eligible to run for the senate after her presidential term expires. The Supreme Court denied a petition brought by Rep. Risa Hontiveros of the Akbayan party-list, which sought to disqualify Arroyo from running for the senate, challenging the decision of the [...]
The Sri Lankas Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a petition to release opposition presidential candidate and former general Sarath Fonseka . The Court did, however, approve requests to ensure Fonseka's safety and to allow him greater access to lawyers, family, and colleagues. Fonseka has been in prison since February 8, when the Sri Lankan Media [...]
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued new regulations tightening restrictions on Internet use by requiring citizens operating websites to submit identity cards and meet with regulators before their sites can be registered. The Ministry maintains that the restrictions , made public Monday, are needed to regulate pornographic websites, which are banned [...]
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, relates the findings of Anna Kavalauskas and Silpa Swarnapuri, Pitt Law '12, who looked into the measures taken to facilitate adoption proceedings for 54 Haitian orphans relocated to Pittsburgh… In January, Haiti was struck by an earthquake which devastated the nation and brought attention and aid from all over the [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Florida v. Powell that the requirements of Miranda v. Arizona are satisfied by advice that a suspect has "the right to talk to a lawyer before answering any of questions," and that he can invoke this right "at any time … during th interview." The trial [...]
Nigerien rights group, the United Front for the Safeguard of Democratic Assets (Fusad), called Tuesday for the prosecution of ousted president Mamadou Tandja on treason charges. Fusad, which is allied with the opposition party that led last week's coup , claims that Tandja is guilty of corruption violating the constitution , and alleges that he [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Hertz Corp. v. Friend that, for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction , a corporation's principal place of business shall be determined by the "nerve center" test. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had affirmed the district court's application of the "place of operations" [...]
The French branch of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA) initiated proceedings Sunday against the participation of a 'veiled' candidate in the upcoming French regional elections, following the dismissal of its initial legal action. The candidate, Ilham Moussaid, represents the New Anticapitalist Party , a radical left-wing party, in the southeast region of France, known [...]
UK rights group Reprieve on Tuesday initiated legal action against the UK government for its alleged use of torture policies overseas. Reprieve argues that the government's refusal to make such policies public suggests that the protocol is illegal and possibly allows torture. Reprieve will challenge the legality of the government's policies and will present information [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed US lawyer Brenda Hollis as the prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) . Hollis was appointed in consultation with the government of Sierra Leone, and the appointment was effective as of February 16. Prior to her appointment, Hollis was leading the prosecution against former Liberian [...]
