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Iraq tribunal hears defense closing in Anfal genocide trial
The Iraqi High Tribunal heard closing arguments Sunday from defense lawyers in the genocide trial [JURIST news archive; BBC trial timeline] of Ali Hassan al-Majid and other former officials in the Saddam Hussein regime. Al-Majid - Hussein's c (More) |
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Nebraska high court stays electrocution to weigh constitutional concerns
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday staying the execution of Carey Dean Moore while the court determines whether death by electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment. In a 4-3 decision, the Court noted that recent US Supreme Co (More) |
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The Death Penalty for Child Rape: Why Texas May Help Louisiana
JURIST Guest Columnist Adam Gershowitz of South Texas College of Law says the principal beneficiary of a new Texas child rape death penalty law will likely be the State of Louisiana, which may see its child rape statute transformed from an unconstitu (More) |
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Tennessee executions to resume after governor accepts revised lethal injection protocol
Tennessee's moratorium on executions will expire Wednesday after Gov. Phil Bredesen accepted revised death penalty protocols Monday. Bredesen ordered the moratorium in February and directed the Tennessee Department of Corrections to conduct a (More) |
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China must do more to address rights abuses: Amnesty
China is not doing enough to remedy human rights abuses prior to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, according to a report released by Amnesty International Monday. The group criticized China for the use of increased restrictions on domestic media and (More) |
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Death penalty statistics 2006 [Amnesty International]
Death Penalty Statistics 2006, Amnesty International, April 27, 2007 . Read the full statistical report. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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New York governor introduces gay marriage bill
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) introduced a bill Friday to legalize gay marriage in New York. In a press release, Spitzer said :Under current law, partners unable to enter into a civil marriage - and their children - lack legal protections tak (More) |
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Supreme Court rules in Texas death penalty jury instruction cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] handed down opinions in two cases Wednesday, including Smith v. Texas [Duke Law case backgrounder; JURIST report], where the Court held that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals incorrectly (More) |
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Iraq not respecting rights of security detainees: UNAMI
Authorities in Iraq are failing to guarantee due process and other basic human rights of some 3,000 detainees arrested after a new security plan was instituted in Baghdad in mid-February, according to a new report [PDF text; press release] released (More) |
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Lethal injection protocols may violate US constitution: medical study
The three-drug "cocktail" used to execute death row inmates by lethal injection can fail, causing inmates to suffer a painful death, according to a study published Monday by PLoS Medicine . The study's authors said in a summary of th (More) |
First execution by guillotine in France
On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.
Learn more about the history of the guillotine.
