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Constitutional Enforcement in Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt
JURIST Contributing Editor L. Ali Khan, Professor of Law at Washburn University says the people's revolutions of Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt are in response to sham democracies and their peoples' desire to enforce their rights and liberties, but the US (More) |
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UN to send human rights mission to Tunisia
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday said that a team of experts will be sent to Tunisia within the next week to assess the human rights priorities and meet with interim authorities following the ousting of its president (More) |
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UN SG urges Tunisia leaders to restore rule of law
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged government leaders in Tunisia to initiate dialogue between all sides in an attempt to restore rule of law in the country following the ousting of its president last week. In a press conference held (More) |
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Tunisia constitutional council announces interim president, new elections
The Tunisia Constitutional Council on Saturday officially announced that President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has permanetly left the office of the president. The council, the country's highest legal authority on constitutional issues, declared that t (More) |
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Illinois Senate votes to abolish death penalty
The Illinois Senate , sitting in a lame-duck session, on Tuesday passed a bill abolishing the state's death penalty . The amended bill (SB3539) , approved by the House last week, passed 35-22 [Chicago Tribune report] and now proceeds to Governor P (More) |
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Illinois House votes to abolish death penalty, still must pass lame-duck senate
The Illinois House passed a bill abolishing the death penalty Thursday, but the bill must still be passed by the Senate with the General Assembly facing a lame-duck session. The amended bill (SB3539) passed the House 60-54 just hours after it ha (More) |
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Iran postpones execution of Kurdish law student
The scheduled execution of Kurdish student Habibolah Latifi on Sunday was postponed by the Iranian government in order to investigate irregularities in the case, his defense lawyer Nemat Amadhi told ISNA news agency . Latifi, a law student, was arr (More) |
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Oklahoma ban of Sharia deems Islam as un-American
Haroon Moghul Executive Director, The Maydan Institute: "Last week, Oklahomans voted overwhelmingly in favor of State Question 755, which forbids state courts from considering "international law," defined as a discourse "formed by the general assent (More) |
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International protests urge abolishment of death penalty
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty on Sunday marked the 8th World Day against the Death Penalty , specifically urging the US, Iran and China to end the death penalty . French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner encouraged all countries tha (More) |
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Israel asks UN rights committee to cease probe into 2008-2009 Gaza conflict
The Israeli Ambassador to the UN on Monday called for an end to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into Israeli actions during the 2008-2009 Gaza campaign , Operation Cast Lead, which resulted in the deaths of 1,400 Palestinians. The (More) |
Stamp Act passed by British Parliament
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers.
American colonists objected to the Act, saying that Parliament did not have the right to impose duties and taxes on a people who were not represented in the House of Commons. Review the terms of the Stamp Act and see the resolution of the colonies' Stamp Act Congress of October 1765, petitioning for repeal.
