Ukraine’s acting interior minister Arsen Avakhov on Monday said on his official Facebook page that an arrest warrant has been issued for the country’s fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovich , for the mass killings of civilian anti-government protestors. In his statement, Avakhov said that an official case had been opened for the mass murder of peaceful [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Friday ruled that same-sex couples in Cook County may be issued marriage licenses immediately rather than having to wait for the effective date of Illinois’ same-sex marriage law in June. After US District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman’s ruling, which only applies [...]
Turkey’s parliament on Saturday passed a law granting itself greater control with respect to the judicial appointment process. Amid protests over suspected government corruption and violence inside parliament the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) pushed the bill though parliament, thereby granting the Justice Ministry greater control over the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors [...]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a bill criminalizing the promotion and recognition of homosexual relations. Reports indicate that first-time offenders will face up to 14 years in prison, while those charged with “aggravated homosexuality” will face life in prison. The law also requires Ugandans to report homosexual activity to the authorities [...]
A group of UN independent experts on Saturday called on the government of Iran to halt the startling increase in the number of hangings since the start of 2014. According to the UN Office of the Commissioner of Human Rights (OFCHR) , at least 40 persons were hanged in the beginning of January 2014, and [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame , denying their claim that the US Department of Health’s contraception-coverage requirement is forcing the institution to violate its religious beliefs. In a 2-1 decision, the federal court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that denied Notre Dame’s [...]
The UN Security Council announced Wednesday that a 10 year old arms embargo against Somalia will not be fully restored after its expiration in March. In 2013, the security council voted to partially lift the embargo, allowing the Somalian government to purchase small arms to defend against Islamist forces. This year, reports indicated that the [...]
US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday threatened targeted sanctions against the Ukrainian officials responsible for violence against civilian protesters. Biden urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich to remove security forces from Kiev and to take “immediate and tangible steps” toward ending the violence and addressing the concerns of the Ukrainian people. At least 25 individuals [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University, argues that President Obama’s recently issued memorandum regarding US troops in Mali represents a step backwards in the US-ICC relationship…
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier of the CUNY School of Law argues that public opinion and litigation worked together to protect the constitutional rights of individuals in recent suits regarding New York’s stop-and-frisk law …
