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Egypt court rejects release of Mubarak's sons until trial in September
An Egyptian court on Monday rejected pleas to release two sons of ousted former leader Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] while they await trial. Their lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, argued that his clients are detained unlawfully becau (More) |
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North Carolina legislature overrides veto of death penalty legislation
The North Carolina General Assembly on Monday voted to override the veto of Governor Beverly Perdue regarding legislation that will essentially nullify the state's Racial Justice Act (RJA) . Signed into law by Perdue in 2009, the RJA allows an in (More) |
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UN SG calls for end to capital punishment
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on member states to abolish capital punishment. He welcomed the trend of abolishing the death penalty since the UN General Assembly endorsed a call for a moratorium on capital punishment in 2007 (More) |
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New China Plan a Step Backward For Universal Rights Protection
JURIST Guest Columnist Phelim Kine, Senior Researcher of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch, says that the Chinese government's new National Human Rights Action Plan is filled with empty rhetoric and is actually a downgrade from the previous pla (More) |
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The Supremacy Clause and International Law: A Response to Jordan Paust
JURIST Guest Columnist David Moore of the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School says that although the Supremacy Clause binds states to follow international law that qualifies as preemptive federal law, not all treaties or principles of (More) |
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UN condemns Iran execution of four minority men
Three UN Special Rapporteurs on Thursday condemned Iran for recently executing four members of the Ahwazi Arab minority. Three brothers, Abd al-Rahman Heidarian, Taha Heidarian and Jamshid Heidarian, along with Ali Sharifi, were executed on or aro (More) |
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Accused 9/11 conspirator asks UN to investigate torture allegations
Lawyers for alleged 9/11 conspirator and Guantanamo Bay detainee Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday revealed that they have asked a UN official to investigate allegations of torture. Mohammed reportedly confessed (More) |
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Extending Miller v. Alabama to All Juvenile Homicide Offenders
JURIST Senior Editor Elizabeth Imbarlina, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that the US Supreme Court's reasoning in Miller v. Alabama can be extended to abolish life in prison without the possibility of parole sentences fo (More) |
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Oklahoma AG appeals ruling invalidating ultrasound bill
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday appealed a ruling by a district court judge that held that an abortion ultrasound bill is unconstitutional. In his appeal, Pruitt argued [Tulsa World report] that the district court's ruling preve (More) |
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UN rights expert questions US drone strike policy
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions published a report , released Tuesday, asking the US to clarify its policy of targeted killing of terrorism suspects through raids and unmanned drone strikes. Christof Hey (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
