| Posts |
|
Egypt ex-president Mubarak defends himself in memo to court
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] has told the court that he is saddened by "charges of unfair and baseless fabrications" and expressed his confidence in the Egyptian judicial system. Mubarak's remarks (More) |
|
Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict date
An Egyptian judge on Wednesday scheduled the verdict date for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] for June 2, with Mubarak declining to address the court before the sentencing and verdict are set to take (More) |
|
Egypt court rules parliamentary election process unconstitutional
The High Administrative Court of Egypt ruled Monday that the voting system used in the recent parliamentary election was unconstitutional. The election was held over three stages from late November to January, and its the elaborate voting system ap (More) |
|
Supreme Court declines to expand definition of custodial for Miranda purposes
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Howes v. Fields that a US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit categorical rule that all private questioning of prisoners about outside events is per se custodial, requiring Miranda warnings to be given (More) |
|
Egypt prosecutor seeks death penalty for Mubarak in closing remarks
The chief prosecutor in the case against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] in his closing remarks on Monday again asked the presiding judge, Ahmed Refaat, to give the death penalty to Mubarak, former (More) |
|
The Death Penalty in Iraq: A Difficult Break With the Past
JURIST Guest Columnist Nadia Bernaz of Middlesex University Law Department says Iraq is not complying with its obligation to respect international law on the right to life, and the UN should, at a minimum, demand that Iraq limit its use of the death (More) |
|
India Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of homosexuality
The Indian Supreme Court is set to hear additional arguments on Friday in a case challenging a 2009 Delhi High Court ruling decriminalizing homosexual intercourse. Anti-gay activists argue that homosexual sex is banned under Section 377 of the Indi (More) |
|
Judge to set verdict date Egypt ex-president Mubarak trial next week
Judge Ahmed Refaat will set the date to announce his verdict in a court session next Wednesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile, JURIST news archive], the judge told the court Thursday. Mubarak's lawyers wi (More) |
|
Uganda must end anti-gay human rights violations: AI
Amnesty International (AI) released a statement Tuesday condemning recent anti-gay actions by the government of Uganda . The statement came in response to a number of adverse actions against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists (More) |
|
China court indicts top fugitive on bribery charges
A local Chinese court in Xiamen on Monday indicted Lai Changxing on charges of bribing Chinese government officials and running a Xiamen-based network that smuggled large quantities of goods during the 1990s. As chairman of the Yuanhua Group in Xia (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.
