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South Korea weighs death penalty abolition
The government of South Korea is seriously considering abandoning capital punishment, according to officials at the country's Justice Ministry on Wednesday. Earlier this week the ministry ordered a study to determine how abolishing the death (More) |
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Moussaoui to press for testimony on US foreknowledge of 9/11 hijackers
A lawyer representing Zacarias Moussaoui said Tuesday he would seek to compel the testimony of US Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) , recently subpoenaed by the defense as a witness to the extent of the government's knowledge of the identities of 9/11 (More) |
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International brief ~ Sudan rejects UN peacekeeping force in Darfur
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Sudan has issued a formal protest to the UN Envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk over his lobbying for a UN peacekeeping force in the Darfur region , and has rejected the growing call for the African Union to hand over (More) |
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California execution delayed after doctors refuse to participate over ethics concerns
The execution of Michael Angelo Morales , scheduled to take place just after midnight Tuesday morning, was delayed after the two anesthesiologists on hand to ensure that Morales would not suffer excessive pain during the process refused to participa (More) |
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Ninth Circuit refuses stay of execution for California death row inmate
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Sunday refused to stay the execution of Michael Morales , but in a second decision also approved the presence of a doctor at his execution Tuesday morning to ensure that Morales is unconscious and to (More) |
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Former ACLU member added to potential Moussaoui jury pool
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema Friday added a former member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the pool of potential jurors who will decide between the death penalty or life in prison for 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui . Prosecuto (More) |
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Georgia House passes bill to protect doctors assisting in lethal injections
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a bill Friday protecting physicians who assist the state in performing lethal injections. The bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House 157-1, would protect any doctor or medical professional assist (More) |
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Indonesia defends death penalty for Australian drug runners
Indonesia on Wednesday defended death sentences handed down [Melbourne Age report] earlier this week against two Australians convicted for attempting to smuggle narcotics out of the country. An Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman said the sentenc (More) |
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Moussaoui allowed back in court as jury selection continues
Admitted al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was unexpectedly allowed back into court Wednesday, despite a decision Tuesday by US District Judge Leonie Brinkema barring his presence Tuesday at ongoing jury selection proceedings for his sentenci (More) |
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Absent Zarqawi sentenced to death in Jordan for third time
A Jordan military court on Wednesday sentenced Abu Musab al-Zarqawi , the alleged head of al Qaeda in Iraq, and eight other men to death for conspiring to attack several sites in Jordan with explosives and toxic chemicals. Al-Zarqawi and three of t (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.
