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Saudi Arabia amends highly criticized anti-terrorism law
Saudi Arabian officials on Saturday proposed amendments to the draft anti-terrorism law that received much criticism from human rights groups. A spokesperson for the Shura Council confirmed that the draft of the Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and F (More) |
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The Geneva Conventions and the Death of Osama Bin Laden
JURIST Guest Columnist Chibli Mallat of Harvard Law School says that recent reports of the operation resulting in the death of Osama Bin Laden have revealed that his killing violated longstanding doctrines of international law prohibiting killing out (More) |
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Saudi Arabia anti-terrorism law would thwart political dissent: AI
A proposed Saudi Arabian counterterrorism law would allow authorities to prosecute anti-government protestors, Amnesty International (AI) announced Friday. AI revealed that the Draft Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and Financing of Terrorism seeks (More) |
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HRW urges Bahrain to end attacks on medics, patients linked to protests
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the Bahraini government to end systematic attacks on injured patients and stop arresting medical professionals linked to recent anti-government protests. In a 54-page report entitled "Targets of Retributio (More) |
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Rights group urges Kuwait to release 2 in detention for Internet message
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday urged Kuwait to immediately release two men being detained for posting messages on the Internet criticizing Middle East rulers. HRW reported that in June authorities detained and investigated Nasser Abul for thre (More) |
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Utah polygamy law challenged in federal lawsuit
A polygamous family filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Utah seeking to overturn the state's prohibition on bigamy as a violation of their civil rights. While the complaint acknowledges that the US Supreme Co (More) |
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Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 15 years on drug and gun charges
Former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison on Monday by the Tunisian Court of Criminal Appeal after being found guilty in absentia on charges of illegal pos (More) |
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Tunisia court upholds conviction of nephew of ex-president Ben Ali
A Tunisian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of Imed Trabelsi, businessman and nephew of ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The 14th Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of Appeal sentenc (More) |
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Rights groups welcome verdict but criticize trial of Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali
Three human rights groups released a joint statement Wednesday in support of the sentencing of former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] but also criticizing his trial as unfair. The International Federati (More) |
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Federal judge rules Florida death sentence policy unconstitutional
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday that Florida's procedure for imposing the death penalty is unconstitutional. Florida's death penalty statute provides that the jury in a capital case is to mak (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.
