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Supreme Court Precedent and Corporate Liability for Torture
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that while deciding Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, the Supreme Court should be mindful of precedent that supports universal jurisdiction and corporate liab (More) |
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Former Yugoslavia municipal officer sentenced to 2 months for refusing to testify
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Friday sentenced former president of the municipality of Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan Tupajic , to two months in prison on two (More) |
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ICTY issues arrest warrant for former spokesperson
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday issued an arrest warrant [order, PDF; press release] for former spokesperson Florence Hartmann [BBC profile; ICTY materials, PDF] for nonpayment o (More) |
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ICTY may hold two trials for Mladic
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on Wednesday that it is considering conducting two trials for former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union
JURIST Special Guest Columnist James Nyawo, a Ph.D. candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, says that the African Union must emulate the EU and begin to confront human rights abuses, not only to prevent the organization from losing relevancy, (More) |
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UN dismisses ICTY staff member's appeal of contempt conviction
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday upheld [judgment, PDF; press release] the contempt conviction of former spokesperson Florence Hartmann [BBC profile; ICTY materials, PDF]. A spec (More) |
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Gaddafi Must Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
Richard Dicker, Director of International Justice at Human Rights Watch, argues that any political deal allowing Muammar Gaddafi to avoid prosecution before the ICC would compromise peace and deny the victims of crimes against humanity the possibilit (More) |
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Serbia judge finds Mladic fit for extradition
A Serbian judge on Friday found Ratko Mladic fit for extradition, despite concerns about his age and health. Serbian authorities captured Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army (More) |
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ICTY finds Croatia military leaders guilty of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday found former Croatian Colonel General Ante Gotovina [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] guilty [judgment summary, PDF; materials] of several counts of crimes against huma (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes victims submit evidence against former Serbian officials
Bosnian war crimes victims on Thursday submitted evidence to the Prosecutors Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) accusing three former members of the Serbian Supreme Council of war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . Former (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.
