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The Galactic Empire: Lessons in Geopolitics from a "Galaxy Far, Far Away"
JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations... In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance are pit (More) |
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Philippines lawmakers petition Supreme Court to end martial law
Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law. Duterte declared martial law on May 23 when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State took over larg (More) |
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Philippines president declares martial law as militants invade Marawi City
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island of Mindanao on Tuesday when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State took over large parts of Marawi City, a provincial capital in the predominantly Roman Catholic c (More) |
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Lawyer files ICC complaint against Philippines president over alleged death squad
Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio filed a complaint Monday against Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte accusing him of extrajudicial killings during his nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. The 77-page complaint was filed before the International Criminal Cou (More) |
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Philippines senator calls for investigation into alleged kill bounties
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for an investigation Wednesday into allegations made by senior officials in the Philippine National Police that officers have been offered cash rewards to execute individuals who are suspected of illegal d (More) |
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Philippine President not intimidated by potential ICC trial over drug war
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he would not be intimidated by a potential criminal trial at the hands of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , vowing that the country's war on drugs would continue. Speaking to reporters before (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Philippines to reject death penalty bill
UN rights experts urged the Philippines legislature on Thursday to reject a proposed death penalty bill that would reintroduce capital punishment for drug-related offenses. Specifically, the bill authorizes death penalty for the "import, sale, manuf (More) |
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Philippines moves forward death penalty legislation
The House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines voted Wednesday to advance a proposal to reinstate the death penalty for "drug-related heinous crimes." The legislation would impose the death penalty for several enumerated offenses, (More) |
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HRW: Philippines police falsify evidence to justify 'war on drugs' killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused police in the Philippines of falsifying evidence to justify killings in the country's war on drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte has conducted a large scale war on drugs in the Philippines, including sanc (More) |
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HRW: Philippines must drop political charges against Duterte critic
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday issued a call to Philippine authorities to drop political charges against Senator Leila de Lima, who has spoken against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The charges brought against de Lima, as well as (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
