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Leaders spar over rights issues after EU-Russia meeting
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso noticeably irritated Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a joint news conference held in Moscow Friday when Barroso commented on apparent human rights violations in Russia . Barroso's co (More) |
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ICJ rules for Romania in underwater oil reserves dispute with Ukraine
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive] resolved a long-standing dispute between Ukraine and Romania Tuesday by drawing a new maritime border between the countries, giving Romania four-fifths of waters beli (More) |
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Ukrainian underwater oil reserves ruling [ICJ]
Romania v. Ukraine, International Court of Justice, February 3, 2009 . Read the full text of the judgment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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UN rights experts concerned about Italy treatment of migrants, asylum seekers
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Monday after an official visit to Italy that it has "significant human rights concerns" about the facilities where Italy holds irregular migrants and asylum seekers detained on suspicion o (More) |
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Ukraine PM drops lawsuit against president after election order suspended
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday withdrew a lawsuit she had brought against president Victor Yushchenko [official website; JURIST news archive] and the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) challenging Yushchenko's (More) |
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Ukraine president dissolves Kiev court that blocked early elections
Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko Monday abolished the Kiev District Court by decree [decree 922/2008 text, in Ukrainian] after it decided Saturday to block a previous presidential decree dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary electi (More) |
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Ukraine court blocks election decree
A Kiev court Saturday blocked a decree by Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary elections in the wake of the collapse of the governing coalition. The Kiev District Court made the ruling against the (More) |
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Ukraine PM summoned for questioning before prosecutor
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Monday that she has been summoned to testify before Ukraine's Prosecutor General’s Office on September 11. An official for the office has said that her testimony is being sought by prosecut (More) |
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ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive] is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments in the case began Tuesday, when B (More) |
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UN panel urges Russia to comply with racial discrimination convention
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday called on Russia to take action against growing instances of ethnic violence and Neo-Nazi activity within its borders. CERD said that Chechens, Roma, and other ethnic an (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.
