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Former Brazil president appeals to Supreme Court over impeachment
Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has appealed to the Federal Supreme Court following her removal from office. Arguing that her right to due process had been violated, Rousseff appealed to the Supreme Court to issue an injunction on the i (More) |
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Brazil president impeached in senate vote
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office on Wednesday following a 61-81 Senate vote in favor of impeachment. The impeachment trial lasted five days, including an overnight debate. While Rousseff was impeached, the Senate decided (More) |
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Land as the Center of Social and Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia
JURIST Guest Columnist Henok G. Gabisa of the Bekele Gerba et al International Legal Defense Project discusses the motivation behind Olympic marathoner Feyisa Lilesa's arm-crossed protest at the finish line at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janiero, (More) |
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Suspended Brazil president makes final appeal to lawmakers before impeachment vote
Dilma Rousseff, the suspended president of Brazil, appeared before the Senate on Monday to make a final appeal to lawmakers before they vote on whether to remove her from office. In her speech , Dilma claimed she is innocent of the accusations agains (More) |
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Brazil Senate begins impeachment trial of president
The Brazilian Senate began the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday. The suspended president is scheduled to testify on Monday and has been reported to be increasingly isolated. Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer would becom (More) |
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Brazil Senate votes to open impeachment trial against Rousseff
The Brazil Senate officially indicted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an impeachment trial against the embattled president. The Senate, which held a 16-hour session while deliberating on how to proceed, voted 59-21 (More) |
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Brazil Senate committee votes for Rousseff impeachment trial
A Brazilian Senate committee on Thursday voted 14-5 to continue impeachment proceedings against suspended president Dilma Rousseff, who is charged with " to comply with tax and budget laws on the issues of additional credit decrees." Following the (More) |
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Brazil authorities arrest man for war crimes in former Yugoslavia
Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested a man charged with committing war crimes in 1992 against the civilian population of former Yugoslavia. The search for wanted criminal Nikola Ceranic began in late June after Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) au (More) |
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Former Brazil president to stand trial for obstruction
A Brazilian judge announced Friday that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will stand trial for obstruction of justice. Federal court judge Ricardo Leite in Brasília concluded that there is sufficient evidence to charge the former president (More) |
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Former Brazil president appeals to UN for rights violation in corruption investigation
Former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee Thursday, claiming his corruption investigation has been riddled with impartiality and abuse of power by the judge. The petition , signed by d (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
