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Execution of Crips co-founder sparks debate in California, outrage in Europe
The debate over capital punishment in California has gained new momentum following the execution earlier this week of Crips gang co-founder and convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams . Both sides are wondering what impact Williams' execut (More) |
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Rice slams world 'boycott' of Saddam trial
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday accused the international community of failing to live up to its obligations to help bring Saddam Hussein to justice, saying the "effective boycott of Saddam's trial is only harming the Ir (More) |
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Crips co-founder executed in California
Crips gang co-founder and convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams died at 12:35 AM Tuesday morning after being executed by lethal injection at California's San Quentin State Prison. The execution occurred a day after California Governor Arno (More) |
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China to open death penalty appeals to public
The Chinese government said Thursday that it will make court proceedings on death penalty appeals open to the public to "improve human rights protection" following a notice from the Supreme Court of China . On January 1, the public will h (More) |
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Supreme Court hears cases on jury role in death penalty decisions
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday heard two cases involving jury deliberations in death penalty cases. In the first, Oregon v. Guzek [Duke Law case backgrounder; merit briefs], the Court considered whether jur (More) |
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Trial resumes as Saddam boycott continues
Proceedings in the Saddam Hussein trial continued Wednesday without the former president in the courtroom, after Hussein promised not to return to an "unjust court". There was a delay in proceedings Wednesday at the Iraqi High Criminal (More) |
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California Chief Justice urges more expedient executions
California Supreme Court Chief Justice and Republican appointee Ronald George said in a Reuters interview Tuesday that the state should execute death row inmates within five years of sentencing or reprieve them, as opposed to waiting for twenty yea (More) |
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Government seeks to limit victim impact testimony in Moussaoui trial
In a motion filed Tuesday, prosecutors in the trial of Zacarias Mousaoui asked a federal judge to limit impact testimony of the hundreds of living victims who expressed their desire to testify about their loss as a result of the September 11 attac (More) |
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First female witness testifies at Saddam trial
"Witness A," the first woman to testify in the Saddam Hussein trial , gave her testimony Tuesday behind a curtain and with her voice distorted by computer to protect her identity, despite some technical problems which caused a short delay. (More) |
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UPDATE ~ First live witness takes stand in Saddam trial
Following a brief recess prompted by a defense team walkout and an emotional outburst from Saddam Hussein, the trial of the former Iraqi dictator and seven co-defendants resumed Monday afternoon with the testimony of Ahmed Hassan Mohammed , an eyew (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.
