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Saddam defense team questions court legitimacy, security as trial resumes
Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin, presiding over the trial of Saddam Hussein , on Monday allowed former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark and ex-Qatari Justice Minister Najib al-Nueimi to address the court on the safety of the defense lawyers involve (More) |
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Yemen cleric faces execution for spying after appeal fails
A Yemeni appellate court Saturday upheld the capital sentence of a Shia cleric accused of spying for the Iranian government and for supporting an armed rebellion in northern Yemen last year. The case will now go to the Supreme Court of Yemen, whic (More) |
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EU protests death penalty after 1,000th US execution
The European Union has released a statement criticizing the death penalty after North Carolina executed Kenneth Lee Boyd , marking the 1,000th execution in the US since the US Supreme Court lifted a 10 year moratorium on capital punishment in 197 (More) |
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Pentagon moves forward with military trial of Canadian teenage terror suspect
The US Department of Defense said Thursday that it plans to move forward in the trial against a 19-year old Canadian citizen who was charged [charge sheet, PDF; JURIST report] last month with murdering a US Army medic, despite the judicial stays is (More) |
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US executes 1,000th person since death penalty reinstatement 28 years ago
Kenneth Lee Boyd became the 1,000th person executed Friday since the US Supreme Court reinstated the country's capital punishment program in 1977 after a 10-year moratorium. Boyd, who was convicted of fatally shooting his wife and father-in-l (More) |
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Australian citizen executed by Singapore for drug conviction
Convicted drug trafficker and Australian citizen Van Tuong Nguyen was executed by Singapore Thursday, despite a strong plea for clemency submitted by the Australian government to the president of Singapore. Nguyen was caught with 14 ounces of heroi (More) |
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Moussaoui defense seeks to question jurors on Islam, FBI investigations
Defense lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui are seeking to ask jurors in the upcoming sentencing trial for their opinions on Islam, the FBI's performance in several high-profile investigations and for their personal reactions to the September 11 att (More) |
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Iraqis want Saddam as MP, president, lawyer says
Former Qatari Justice Minister Najib al-Nuaimi said Wednesday that a request has been made for Saddam Hussein to run as a candidate in future Iraqi elections and that Hussein's defense team has been asked to examine the necessary legal steps to (More) |
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Mexico Supreme Court allows extradition of life prisoners
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Tuesday that prisoners serving life sentences can be extradited abroad, overturning a 2001 decision that prevented such prisoners from answering to charges in the US insofar as punishment there might be cruel and (More) |
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Moussaoui prosecutors want info on jurors' religious, death penalty beliefs
Federal prosecutors filed a proposed jury questionnaire in US district court Monday requesting permission to ask questions regarding the religious beliefs of potential jurors in the case against Zacarias Moussaoui [MSNBC profile; JURIST news archiv (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.
