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Libya government to implement moderate Sharia law
Interim Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Tuesday that he intends to make Islamic Sharia law the basic source of legislation and reject any tenets in contradiction the teachings of Islam, but all in moderation to reflect Libya's political land (More) |
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China considers new anti-terrorism legislation
Proposed anti-terrorism legislation came before the Standing Committee of China' National People's Congress (NPC) on Tuesday that would provide specific legal definitions for terrorism and allow officials to more easily bring terror charges against (More) |
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Alleged Iran assassin pleads not guilty in federal court
Manssor Arbabsiar pleaded not guilty in a New York district court on Monday to charges stemming from his role in the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir , Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US, on US soil. Arbabsiar, a US citizen, is al (More) |
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UN rights chief stresses rule of law as Tunisia conducts first free elections
Tunisia conducted its first free elections Sunday, with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay emphasizing the importance of adherence to the rule of law as the country moves forward. The election for the new constituent assembly was a s (More) |
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Alleged Iran assassination plot may violate UN treaty protecting diplomats
An alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir , Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the US, may violate the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents [text, PDF; (More) |
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US legal memo justifies killing of al-Awlaki
An Obama administration legal memorandum from last year found that the killing of US citizen and senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] would only be legal if it were not feasible to take al-Awlaki alive. The memo (More) |
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Bahrain medics urge UN probe of protest convictions
Bahraini doctors and nurses on Saturday urged the UN to investigate claims of abuse and due process violations in relation to their recent convictions for pro-democracy protests. Last week, the National Safety Court of Appeal, a court composed of mi (More) |
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US forces kill senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki
A CIA drone strike in Yemen on Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader, US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The strike marks the US government's most successful attack against al Qaeda since the raid leading to the death of (More) |
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Avoiding Amnesty: Bringing Gaddafi to Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law says that members of the Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice in accordance with international law and should not be allowed to go into exile like other dictators in the region... (More) |
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Tunisia ex-president's relatives sentenced, security chief acquitted
Relatives of former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] were sentenced on Friday, while one notable ally, his security chief Ali al-Seriati, was acquitted on charges of forgery. All were sentenced on varyin (More) |
Eighteenth Amendment came into effect
On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution came into effect as scheduled one year after ratification, marking the beginning of Prohibition.
Learn more about Temperance and Prohibition from Professor K. Austin Kerr of the Ohio State University Department of History.
