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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko ends appeals to focus on ECHR
On Thursday, former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] announced that she will discontinue all appeals and that she will solely rely on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to intervene in her co (More) |
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Ukraine appeals court denies release of ex-PM Tymoshenko
A Ukrainian court on Wednesday refused to release former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] from custody. Tymoshenko was absent from the hearing due to continuing health issues, although there have been reports (More) |
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Indefinite detention of Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko draws criticism
A Ukrainian court on Thursday ordered the indefinite arrest of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website, JURIST news archive] despite the chance that her current seven-year sentence may still be overturned, drawing international cri (More) |
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Second tobacco company challenges new Australia packaging law
A second major tobacco company, Imperial Tobacco, Ltd. , on Tuesday filed an action in Australia's High Court challenging the country's new tobacco packaging laws. Last month, Parliament approved the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill , which removes d (More) |
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Ukraine court begins hearing appeal of ex-PM Tymoshenko
Preliminary hearings for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] began on Thursday in the appeal of Tymoshenko's seven-year prison sentence . Tymoshenko was convicted of corruption and abuse of author (More) |
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Ukraine parliament rejects amendments designed to free ex-PM Tymoshenko
The Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday voted against hearing amendments that would have effectively freed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] by fining her rather than imposing a criminal sentence for the fi (More) |
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New charges formalized against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
The State Tax Service of the Ukraine on Friday announced formal charges against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] for embezzlement and tax evasion. The new charges allege that during her time as head o (More) |
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Four new charges against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
The State Tax Service of the Ukraine is reopening four cases against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive], her lawyer reported on her website on Monday. The charges allege tax evasion during her time as h (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Moldova to cure deficiencies in social, economic rights
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay praised the engagement of Moldova government officials Friday but noted troubling deficiencies in citizens' economic and social rights, during a press conference at the end of h (More) |
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Ukraine parliament delays vote on law that could release ex-PM Tymoshenko
The Ukrainian Parliament voted Friday to delay debate on a draft law that would change the way the criminal code punishes economic and administrative crimes and could result in the release of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . Instead of pun (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.
