The Palestinian high court in Ramallah on Monday amended a previous ruling, holding that municipal elections can take place, but only in West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip. The court had previously held that the election, once scheduled for October 8, would not proceed after Hamas disputed party lists drawn by Palestinian President [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to rehear United States v. Texas , further stalling implementation of the Obama administration’s immigration policy. The case represents a challenge to the administration’s policy creating a program centered on deferred action, wherein around four million immigrants would be allowed to work legally and remain in [...]
A court in El Salvador will reopen an investigation related to the Mozote Massacre of 1981 which occurred during the country’s Civil War, according to human rights lawyers on the case Saturday. Lawyers from the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) and other human rights groups requested the investigation on behalf of victims last [...]
Low voter turnout has invalidated the referendum from Sunday in which Hungarian citizens voted to oppose any EU mandatory placement of refugees. The proposed plan sought to share 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the 28-member bloc through imposition of mandatory quotas. The Hungarian government had opposed the imposition of the plan, along with other countries, and [...]
Colombian voters on Sunday narrowly rejected the peace deal negotiated between President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The deal, rejected by 50.2 percent of voters, would have established an official end to the guerrilla warfare that has been plaguing the country for more than [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael T. Morley of Barry University School of Law discusses the recent Newby case in regard to the necessity of proof-of-citizenship required by Alabama, Georgia and Kansas … Citizenship, a time-honored concept that traces back to the world’s earliest republics, is generally accepted as a legitimate requirement for membership in a political [...]
The Mohawk band council of Akwesasne in Canada has introduced its own legal system independent of the country’s federal system. This marks the first instance of an indigenous people creating its own legal system in Canada. While First Nation band councils have passed and enforced legislation on reserves for years, the new court framework was [...]
Hungarian citizens gathered on Sunday to vote on a European Union (EU) referendum regarding the relocation of refugees and migrants among member states. The proposed plan seeks to share 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the 28-member bloc through imposition of mandatory quotas. Under the mandatory quota system, Hungary would receive less than 1,300 asylum seekers. However, [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Gilbert of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses a decision by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the Newby case, in reaction to Alabama, Kansas and Georgia’s requirement on proof of citizenship before voting… For years, states have been sounding the alarm about voter fraud and pushing laws [...]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission announced on Saturday that the next presidential election, originally scheduled for November, would be pushed back to 2018. The commission stated that it needs more time to prepare supplies and voter registration lists. The announcement has led to violent protests in the country and greater calls for [...]
