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ICTY transfers Bosnian Serb leader to serve prison sentence in Denmark
A former Bosnian Serb leader who was convicted in 2004 of war crimes committed during the Bosnian War has been transferred to a Danish prison, a Danish Ministry of Justice spokesman said Wednesday. In 2004, the International Criminal Tribunal for (More) |
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Estonia signs agreement to offer prisons to ICTY convicts
Estonia has signed an enforcement of sentences agreement with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] to allow ICTY convicts to be held in Estonian prisons, the ICTY announced Mo (More) |
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Russia hate crimes up 13 percent in 2007: rights group
Hate crimes in Russia rose 13 percent in 2007 over 2006, but police have done little to stop attacks, according to a Tuesday report by the SOVA Center rights group. Deputy Director Galina Kozhevnikova told reporters that race-related crime resulte (More) |
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EU to reopen probe of secret CIA prisons after evidence of Ukraine involvement
The European Parliament committee on CIA activities in Europe (TDIP) will reopen its investigation into the alleged operation of secret CIA prisons in Europe, two committee members said Wednesday. Giulietto Chiesa and Claudio Fava said that new e (More) |
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Ukraine high court dismisses legal challenge to parliamentary election results
The High Administrative Court of Ukraine Thursday validated the results of the Sept. 30 parliamentary election after dismissing a legal challenge by the Communist Party of Ukraine contending the vote was invalid due to alleged violations associate (More) |
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Ukraine high court delays validating parliament election results
The High Administrative Court of Ukraine has delayed validating the results of the Sept. 30 parliamentary election pending the outcome of a legal challenge by the Communist Party of Ukraine , a court spokesperson said Wednesday. The Communist Party (More) |
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The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Towards Re-empowerment
JURIST Guest Columnists S. James Anaya of the Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, and Siegfried Wiessner of St. Thomas University School of Law say that the UN General Assembly's recent landslide adoption of the UN Declaration on the Ri (More) |
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Ukraine president setting up council to draft new constitution
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday that he establish a body to draft a new Ukrainian constitution and will propose amendments to clarify the distribution of power between the presidency, parliament, and the cabinet. In remarks mark (More) |
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Ukraine becomes first Eastern European country to offer prisons to ICTY convicts
Ukraine became the first Eastern European country to offer its jails to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday, as the two bodies signed an enforcement of sentences ag (More) |
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Russia criticizes UK refusal to prosecute Putin foe for inciting terrorism
Russia expressed displeasure with the UK Friday over British refusal to prosecute exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky for his calls to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin . Berezovsky, who has been living in the UK since 2001 as a refug (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
