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Federal prosecutors charge New York attack suspect with terrorism
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday leveledd two criminal charges against the New York attack suspect, Sayfullo Habibullavic Saipov. Saipov appeared before Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses of the Southern District of New York but did not enter a plea (More) |
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The Rise and Fall of Civil Liberties in Afghanistan: The Redaction of Womens' Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Susan Farooqi of St. John's University School of Law discusses the regression in womens' rights in Afghanistan in recent decades... When we think of women in Afghanistan, we often assume that they are oppressed, and recall (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 28 October 2017
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Human Rights Watch on Thursday released a report detailing the lack of respect for the rights of intersex individuals in the United States. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under La (More) |
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Trump signs executive order resuming refugee admission with heightened vetting procedures
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday resuming the admissions of refugees into the US but introducing heightened vetting procedures. The order states that the prior executive order barring refugee admissions from a number of (More) |
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Humanity Lost the Legend: Cherif Bassiouni, The Godfather of International Criminal Law and Justice
JURIST Guest Columnist, Mohamed Arafa, of Alexandria University Faculty of Law discusses the accomplishments and contributions of the late Mohamoud Cherif Bassiouni and his deep impact on international criminal law and justice...Mahmoud Cherif Bassio (More) |
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Iraq court orders arrest of Kurdistan VP
Iraq's Supreme Justice Council on Thursday ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul on charges of "provocation" against Iraq's armed forces. The court order comes after Rasul has spoken out against the increas (More) |
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President Trump delegates Iran sanction powers to the Secretaries of the State, Treasury, and Homeland Security
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum delegating many of the President's powers to sanction Iran granted by the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 to the Secretary of State, Secretary o (More) |
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France parliament approves anti-terrorism bill increasing surveillance powers
The lower house of the French parliament on Tuesday voted 415-127 to approve an anti-terrorism bill that would increase police surveillance powers and enable authorities to close places of worship easier that are suspected of being a threat to natio (More) |
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Kurdistan votes 'yes' in independence referendum
The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission (IHERC) of Kurdistan announced the results of Monday's independence referendum vote Wednesday. In total, 92 percent of the voters voted "Yes" to secede from Iraq and create an independent Kurd (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 September 2017
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Transport for London (TfL) on Friday announced that it will not issue a private hire operator license to Uber London Limited to operate in London. The UN Security Council voted Thursday t (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
