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UN rights office calls for immediate intervention in Yemen humanitarian crisis
A delegation from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday released a report announcing a humanitarian crisis in Yemen that requires immediate intervention. The delegation was sent to Yemen in late June to gathe (More) |
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Egypt reinstates, expands emergency laws
Egyptian protesters' recent attack on the Israeli Embassy has provoked the Egyptian government to reinstate emergency laws with expanded control over political demonstrations and media reporting. Emergency laws will also apply to blocking roads, pu (More) |
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International Law and the American Project Since 9/11
JURIST Contributing Editor Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that despite the plethora of legal and cultural changes that have occurred in the US since September 11, 2001, international law remains the same as it was a de (More) |
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A Decade Later: An Assessment of US Policy Since 9/11
JURIST Guest Columnist Leonard Cutler of Siena College says that President Obama did not keep his promise to make the country's counterterrorism policy more consistent with constitutional principles and international law, and that it remains to be se (More) |
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Mubarak trial resumes amid courtroom violence
Violence broke out in the Egyptian court where the corruption and murder trial of former president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] resumed on Monday for a third session. As the first witness for the prosecution began testimon (More) |
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Middle Eastern Democracy and the Arab Spring in International Law
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler of Webster University and Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, both in Geneva, Switzerland, says that the right to participate in government is a recognized aspiration in international (More) |
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Libya troops using children as human shields: report
Libyan troops used children as human shields to deter attacks by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) reported Tuesday. A team of PHR investigators conducted several weeks of interviews in Libya, shortl (More) |
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Avoiding Amnesty: Bringing Gaddafi to Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law says that members of the Gaddafi regime must be brought to justice in accordance with international law and should not be allowed to go into exile like other dictators in the region... (More) |
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Rights group urges Egypt to drop charges against blogger
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to drop charges against a female blogger accused of insulting Egyptian armed forces and inciting the use of violence on Twitter . Asmaa Mahfouz, 26, voiced her concern about Egypt (More) |
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Mubarak trial resumes, live TV broadcasts to end
The corruption and murder trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] resumed on Monday. Mubarak is on trial for murder, attempted killing of protesters and other charges related to general abuse of pow (More) |
Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial
On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted, but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
