An independent UN rights expert stated on Monday that there has not been a single child in the Gaza Strip area not affected by the ongoing conflict. Makarim Wibisono , the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, has expressed concern over children suffering from bed-wetting, difficulties sleeping, nightmares, loss [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist William Partlett, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, discusses recent reforms to Russia’s judicial system … Russia is well known for having poor rule of law. Recent empirical research, however, suggests that this reputation is not completely justified. This research suggests that Russia has a dualist system of [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the case of Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi v. IndyMac MBS, Inc. , a dispute involving the time allowed to file lawsuits claiming false information during the sale of securities. The dismissal means that the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist David Glasgow, a fellow at the New York University School of Law Public Interest Law Center, discusses the reasons why the Windsor decision was not based on federalism… Advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage are breathlessly waiting for news from the Supreme Court that a marriage equality case will be heard this [...]
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday affirmed the convictions of ex-interior minister Edouard Karemera and ex-National Party chairman Matthieu Ngirumpatse for their roles in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The former political party leaders were sentenced to life in prison in December 2011 after the court found that [...]
California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have required law enforcement agencies to acquire a warrant before using drones for surveillance. In his veto message Brown expressed his belief that the measure went too far, stating that while there are “undoubtedly circumstances where a warrant is appropriate,” the bill’s exceptions appeared [...]
Spanish Prime Minster Mariano Rajoy confirmed Monday that the Spanish government has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court challenging the November 9 independence referendum for the Catalonia region . The government’s appeal alleges that both the referendum and a law passed by the regional Catalan government that allowed Catalan President Artur Mas to call [...]
The confirmation of charges hearing against Charles Ble Goude opened Monday before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ble Goude, a youth leader loyal to Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo , is accused of crimes against humanity, including “murder, rape and other forms of sexual violence, persecution, and other inhuman [...]
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is taking steps to weaken the rule of law, control Internet and media, and suppress critics and protesters, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. HRW tracked the government’s response to recent developments and made recommendations that focus on four areas: improving rights to secure the Kurdish peace process; [...]
Prosecutors called former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic a liar on Monday during closing remarks at his genocide trial at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Karadzic is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war. Karadzic claims he was unaware of the 1995 [...]
