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A Fair Judiciary Amidst Egyptian Turmoil
JURIST Guest Columnist Liesel LeCates, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law Class of 2014, discusses the recent sentences by an Egyptian military tribunal against protesters supporting of the ousted president Muhamad Morsi, and whether th (More) |
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HRW urges Yemen to protect women's rights in new constitution
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the head of the Rights and Freedoms Working Group for Yemen's National Dialogue to incorporate protections for women in the country's new constitution. Yemen's National Dialogue conference was created to (More) |
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Egypt police arrest Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson
Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] spokesperson Gehad al-Haddad on suspicion of incitement of violence. Al-Haddad has been the primary spokesperson [Guardian report] for the supporters of (More) |
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Egypt rights council condemns violence against Christians
Egypt's state-run National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Monday publicly condemned recent violent attacks against the nation's Coptic Christians. Islamist extremists are believed to be behind attacks such as the burning of churches and proper (More) |
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Israel high court declares immigrant detention law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Israel on Monday invalidated the 2012 amendment to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration , declaring the act unconstitutional. The law had allowed police forces to arrest undocumented immigrants and detain them for up t (More) |
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Egypt extends state of emergency for two months
The office of interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] announced Thursday that the government is formally extending Egypt's state of emergency for two months due to security concerns. The interim government has sent (More) |
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Syria: The Purgatory of the 'Arab Spring'
JURIST Guest Columnist Enver Hasani of the University of Prishtina in Kosovo, argues that regime change in Syria will represent a profound geopolitical shift... (More) |
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Al Jazeera takes legal action against Egypt military government
Qatar based news service Al Jazeera will take legal action against the Egyptian military government according to a press release issued Thursday. Al Jazeera has accused the regime of detaining journalists without charges or on politically motivat (More) |
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Former CIA chief requests pardon from Italy president
The office of Italy's president on Thursday confirmed that it has received a pardon request from a former Milan Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief who was sentenced to nine years in prison for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egy (More) |
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Europe rights court rejects new request for extradition of terror suspect to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday rejected a new request for the extradition of Haroon Aswat, a former aide to Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], from the UK to the US. The Grand (More) |
Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason
On July 6, 1535, former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More was beheaded in London after being convicted of treason against King Henry VIII.
More had not supported the King's policy toward the church or his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had refused to swear to the Act of Succession, and had similarly declined to take the Oath of Supremacy. His last words before execution are said to have been "The King's good servant, but God's first."
