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Fair Decision-Making in Ukraine: Ensuring Personal Voting in Parliament
JURIST Guest Columnist Olga Synoverska is an LL.M. candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, and has interned at OMP Law Offices in Kyiv Ukraine while studying for her law degree. Synoverska discusses a recent change to (More) |
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AI: Ukraine must investigate police brutality, torture
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Ukrainian government to investigate police abuses [report; press release] and strengthen mechanisms to hold police accountable for brutality and torture. In a report, AI alleged that reports of police (More) |
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Ukraine president pardons Tymoshenko ally
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych [official website; BBC profile] signed a decree on Sunday pardoning Yuriy Lutsenko, a former interior minister and a close ally of the imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [official website; JURIS (More) |
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Ukraine court dismisses Tymoshenko ally appeal
A Ukrainian court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko, who is currently serving a four-year sentence. Lutsenko, the former interior minister and ally of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIS (More) |
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UN releases first human rights report on Transnistria
The UN has called on the de facto authorities of the disputed region of Transnistria "to address the deeply rooted problems identified in the report and to fully implement its recommendations, including the development of a plan of action for huma (More) |
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Jailed Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko fined for contempt
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] was fined $2,000 on Wednesday for contempt of court after a hearing in Kiev. The judge assessed the fine after the hearing, which was being held in connection (More) |
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New Legislation on National Referendums in Ukraine: Legal or Political Decision?
JURIST Guest Columnist Oksana Siruk, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the procedural violations and controversy behind the Ukrainian National Referendum Law...On November 6, 2012, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted new legislation (More) |
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HRW to Russia: reject anti-gay rights bill
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday called on the Russian State Duma to reject a proposed law that would fine any individuals or organizations, including government officials, who promote homosexuality to minors under the age of 18. The bill, whic (More) |
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Lawyer for Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko under criminal investigation
A lawyer for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] announced Monday that a criminal investigation has been initiated against him. The criminal investigation against Serhiy Vlasenko involves alleged (More) |
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko charged with murder
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] has been charged with murder for her role in the contract-style killing of Yevhen Shcherban and two others in 1996, Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka said Fri (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
