The transition team for US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions has been offered the position of attorney general . The Republican senator and former US attorney had been the first senate member to support Trump during his presidential campaign, and he later worked with Trump to construct immigration, trade [...]
A UN rights expert on Friday criticized Australia’s treatment of migrants, saying the nation’s policies toward refugees has tarnished its human rights record. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau , made the statement at the end of his 18-day visit to evaluate Australia’s immigration policies. He did credit Australia for many [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday, effectively ending a long-shot attempt to force Congress to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. The lawsuit was filed by Steven Michel, an attorney based in New Mexico , who claimed Congress’ inaction on [...]
The US Supreme Court published an order on Thursday stating that it would no longer hear the appeal in two antitrust suits against Visa, Mastercard and several banks concerning ATM fees. The suit alleges that the defendants, credit card companies and banks, have conspired to keep the ATM charges high, hurting consumer and ensuring that [...]
Amnesty International (AI) has found in a report released Wednesday that Iranian authorities have been using propaganda in order to dehumanize executions. The report, “Broadcasting injustice, boasting of mass killings,” found that Iran had used propaganda in order to dehumanize executions in the eyes of the public and divert attention from the trials that led [...]
The Parliament of South Korea approved a measure on Thursday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate President Park Geun-hye for allegedly allowing individuals to influence state affairs. It is alleged that Park’s friend, Choi Soon-sil, was permitted to edit confidential speeches and receive funds even though she is not a political official. Choi Soon-sil [...]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he would consider following Russia’s example and leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The threatened withdrawal may be connected to the concern issued by the Hauge-based court about the country and Dutarte’s handling of the drug-related violence over the past summer in which it is estimated more [...]
Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested former governor Sérgio Cabral Thursday on allegations of corruption . Cabral was governor 2007 to 2014 and was instrumental in bringing the Summer Olympics to Rio be Janeiro, during which it is estimated that 224 million reais, or about $64 million, was siphoned from government funds that [...]
The UK House of Lords passed the Investigatory Powers Bill on Tuesday, which places the bill in the final legislative stage, Royal Assent. The bill covers policies on acquiring communications data, equipment interference and warrants for accessing bulk information. In February the Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee released a report outlining its concerns about the [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist John H. Blume of Cornell Law School discusses the current state of the death penalty in the United States… On November 8th, voters in three states endorsed “pro-death penalty” measures. In Nebraska, an initiative asking voters to reinstate capital punishment following a 2015 legislative death penalty repeal (over the Governor’s veto no [...]
