JURIST Guest Columnist Sara Rankin of Seattle University School of Law discusses the effects of criminalizing homelessness in the US… As a lawyer, I am particularly interested in how we take our impulses and fears and codify them into our laws and policies — laws and policies that serve to make some feel more comfortable, [...]
Two organizations Bahrain established in 2011 to protect human rights, the Ombudsman of the Ministry of the Interior and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), have not adequately protected its citizens from allegations of torture, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. The organizations were established in response to the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s investigation into unlawful [...]
Human Rights activists Saturnino Ocampo and Bonifacio Ilagan, among others, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the Philippines Monday to exhume the body of Ferdinand Marcos from the Heroes’ Cemetery, usually reserved for public servants and national artists. The former dictator was buried in a secret ceremony last Friday after the Supreme Court [...]
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashi Al Maktoum , Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, issued a law Sunday that seeks to create full independence of the judiciary while ensuring fair litigation for everyone. Law No. 13 of 2016 has dual purposes, the first being to [...]
South Korean prosecutors said Sunday that President Park Geun-hye will be investigated “as a suspect” in a political corruption scandal, after three individuals with ties to Park were indicted on corruption charges. The three individuals were Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Park’s, and two of Park’s former aides, An Chong-bum and Chung Ho-sung. Choi and [...]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that congress will debate the proposed peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) before it becomes law. The announcement was made during a broadcast of the Organization of American States as they voted to support the Colombian president’s push to bring peace to the country [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that individual counties in Hawaii may not ban genetically engineered crops and pesticides . At issue for the court in this multi-year battle was whether there was legal authority to allow Kauai County’s Ordinance 960 to require notification of pesticide use as well as [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday upheld a Kentucky county’s “right-to-work” ordinance. The court ruled Hardin County was not preempted by federal labor law, particularly section 4(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) , from banning agreements between workers and unions requiring workers to join a union, a move [...]
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called upon the Myanmar government Friday to take immediate action in addressing human rights and humanitarian concerns in the northern part of the Rakhine state. UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards said they were calling upon the government “to ensure the protection and dignity of all civilians [...]
The UK Supreme Court confirmed on Friday that Scotland and Wales may intervene in an upcoming hearing that will determine whether Prime Minister Theresa May has the power to take the UK out of the EU without a parliamentary vote. Earlier this month the High Court ruled that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty , [...]
