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LGBT Discrimination and International Enforcement
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Radcliffe, Head of Global Issues at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, says that while international laws protect LGBT persons, proper enforcement is required to combat discrimination... (More) |
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9/11 suspects arraigned at military tribunal
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four of his alleged co-conspirators were arraigned on Saturday at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay for their involvement in the 9/11 attacks . The hearing was prolonged by numerous i (More) |
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Charles Taylor prosecutors seeking 80-year sentence for war crimes
The chief prosecutor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) recommended Thursday that former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] be sentenced to 80 years for war crimes. Taylor was convicted last week on all (More) |
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Libya challenges ICC's right to try Gaddafi's son
The Libyan government on Tuesday formally challenged the right of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST news ar (More) |
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Towards Exempting the Severely Mentally Ill from the Death Penalty
JURIST Guest Columnist Olga Vlasova, Brooklyn Law School Class of 2013, is the Sparer Public Interest Law Fellow. She argues for prohibiting the death penalty for severely mentally ill offenders... (More) |
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Charles Taylor convicted of war crimes
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Thursday convicted [judgment summary, PDF; press release, PDF] former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on all 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity durin (More) |
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Connecticut governor signs death penalty repeal bill
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy on Wednesday signed legislation to repeal the death penalty . The bill was approved by the House and the Senate earlier this month. Upon signing the legislation, Malloy stated :My position on the appropriateness (More) |
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California to put death penalty repeal on November ballot
An initiative to repeal California's death penalty qualified Monday for the November ballot after receiving 500,000 signatures. If approved by voters, the Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California Act (SAFE California Act) woul (More) |
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Egypt approves law on presidential candidate ban
Egypt's ruling army on Tuesday approved a law drafted by the Egyptian Parliament which bans certain candidates from the upcoming presidential elections . The law was passed early in April and prevents anyone who held a rank of party leader or high (More) |
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Redefining Roper and the Juvenile Death Penalty
JURIST Assistant Editor Katherine Bacher, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, argues that the US Supreme Court should consider reinstating capital punishment for defendants who committed serious crimes while under the age of 18... ( (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.
