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New Rules of the Game: The UK Terrorism Bill
JURIST Guest Columnist Richard Edwards, Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK, says that the new Terrorism Bill presented to Parliament by the Blair government in the wake of the London bombings threatens t (More) |
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Arab states press Syria to cooperate with UN Hariri probe
Arab nations are quietly pressing Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri following Syria's criticism Tuesday of a UN resolution [text; JURIST report] (More) |
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Tajik Islamic party criticizes school headscarf ban
The leading Islamic party in Tajikistan has criticized the country's recent ban on Islamic headscarves in secular schools . The Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) said the ban was unconstitutional and against the interests of a majority of the cou (More) |
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The Reckoning: Trying Saddam Hussein
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Greg Kehoe, US Department of Justice Regime Crimes Liaison to the Iraqi Special Tribunal in Baghdad from March 2004 until March 2005, says that while the current Ad Dujayl case against Saddam Hussein is not about the bi (More) |
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Iraq constitution final draft revisions [AP]
Revisions to the "final" (Sept. 18) version of the Iraqi draft constitution, as agreed by Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni negotiators on October 11, 2005. Articles translated by the Associated Press:NEW: Article 1:The Republic of Iraq is a single (More) |
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Netherlands considering Muslim burka ban
The government of The Netherlands is considering a ban on the burka , the Muslim article of clothing for women that leaves only the eyes visible. Dutch Integration Minister Rita Verdonk , known domestically as the "Iron Lady" for her tough (More) |
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Uzbek government denies using torture to extract confessions
The Uzbekistan interior ministry on Thursday denied allegations that they used illegal torture methods to extract confessions from the 15 men on trial for the political uprising in Andijan , which led to government troops killing 500 . The 15 men cu (More) |
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The Iraqi Constitution: What Would Approval Really Mean?
JURIST Guest Columnist Clark Lombardi of the University of Washington School of Law says that given the ambiguous and open-ended nature of the draft Iraqi constitution, its approval in the October 15 referendum would only mark the start of much more (More) |
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Lawyer for jailed Islamic cleric protests Australian interference
A lawyer for Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir , imprisoned for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings , on Thursday protested an Australian official's statements with regard to Bashir's sentence as interfering in Indonesian affairs. Australian Ju (More) |
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Iraqi insurgents committing war crimes, rights group says
Human Rights Watch [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] said Monday that insurgent groups are committing war crimes in Iraq by targeting civilians and other non-combatants. In a new report , HRW documents attacks against civilian targets and oth (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
