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What is at stake in Egypt's referendum
Gary C. Gambill [Editor, Mideast Monitor]: "Last month, an extraordinarily popular uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was interrupted by a turn of events that is not uncommon when aging autocrats outlive their capacit (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors combine criminal cases against former PM Tymoshenko
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has combined two separate criminal cases and concluded the pre-trial investigation of opposition leader and former primer minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive]. Tymoshenko (More) |
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US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Detroit Immigration Court has ordered the removal of a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (UAP) in L'viv, (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors launch new investigation of ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukrainian prosecutors announced Thursday that they have opened a new criminal investigation of opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive]. The prosecution's office alleges Tymoshenko, whose (More) |
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A Constitution of Convenience in Ukraine
"JURIST Guest Columnist Alexei Trochev of the University of Wisconsin Law School says judicial dependence in Ukraine did not begin with Yanukovych and it will not end with his departure from politics because Yanukovych's successor will also adapt the (More) |
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Number of free countries and electoral democracies dropped in 2010: Freedom House report
The number of free countries and electoral democracies dropped and the overall freedom in the Middle East and North Africa suffered for the fifth year, according to a report released Thursday by the US-based rights group Freedom House . The group's (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors charge ex-PM Tymoshenko with misusing state funds
Ukrainian prosecutors on Monday filed criminal charges against opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] for allegedly misappropriating state funds during her time in office from 2007-2010. (More) |
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Ukraine constitutional court expands presidential powers
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine ruled Friday that a 2004 law that transferred powers from the presidency to parliament was unconstitutional, ordering the powers be restored to the president. The ruling invalidates the reforms passed at the hei (More) |
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France ruling expands legal protections for persons held in police custody
The Constitutional Council , France's highest constitutional authority, ruled Friday that French police may no longer hold suspects for 48 hours without telling them their rights or bringing charges. Since President Nicolas Sarkozy's [BBC profile; J (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors reopen criminal probe of ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukrainian prosecutors said Wednesday that they have reopened a criminal investigation of opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive]. The probe into accusations that Tymoshenko attempted to b (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
