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Iran agrees to limit nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions
The P5+1 world powers, which include the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany, reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday committing Iran to limiting its developing nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions . The agreem (More) |
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Ireland constitutional convention recommends replacing blasphemy ban
The Irish Convention on the Constitution voted Sunday in favor of recommending that the offense of blasphemy in the Irish Constitution be altered and replaced with a new general provision to include incitement to religious hatred. The Convention (More) |
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Anti-Sharia Legislation and the Status of the American Muslim
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Mohamad, New York University School of Law Class of 2016, offers insight surrounding the challenges surrounding recent "anti-foreign law" legislation and the resulting impact on the Muslim-American community...Sharia (More) |
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Russia lower house approves strict new anti-terrorism legislation
The Russian State Duma voted in favor of strict new anti-terrorism legislation on Friday. The bill increases prison time for setting up a terrorist entity from 15 to 20 years in prison, and individuals convicted for participation in a terrorist g (More) |
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AI: Nigeria must investigate detainee deaths
Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Nigerian government to investigate the deaths of hundreds of people detained by the country's military Joint Task Force (JTF). Evidence gathered by AI reveals that more than 950 people have died in milita (More) |
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HRW: Syria rebels have committed war crimes
Human Rights Watch reported Friday that rebel fighters in Syria committed war crimes by killing at least 190 civilians and abducting more than 200 during an offensive against pro-regime villages that took place of August 4. The report, titled, "'Y (More) |
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Nigeria rights group petitions ICC to investigate school attacks
The Nigerian Socio-Economic and Rights Accountability Project announced Sunday that it has filed a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging it to investigate school attacks resulting in the deaths of teachers and students in nor (More) |
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The Family, Faith and Freedom Protection Act of 2013 Is an Abuse of Power
JURIST Guest Columnist Nimra Azmi, Harvard Law School Class of 2015, discusses a recent vote for a bill by the North Carolina General Assembly which would ban all foreign law from the state... (More) |
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Bangladesh top court sentences opposition leader to death
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced Abdul Quader Mollah, assistant secretary general of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) [party website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder], to death. This overturned a February ruling by the Intern (More) |
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Who Are the Syrian Rebels?
JURIST Guest Columnist Paul Juzdan, Seton Hall University School of Law Class of 2014, is the author of a series commenting on the Syrian civil war. In the first part, Juzdan explains and explores the character of the opposition groups in Syria... (More) |
Continental Congress adopted Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence separating the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
Learn more about Independence Day from the Library of Congress.
