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Germany lawmakers to introduce bill protecting religious circumcision
The Bundestag , the lower house of the German parliament, is expected to vote on a bill that would protect religious circumcision in Germany. The session came a week after the German government announced its plan to act swiftly to lift criminal s (More) |
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Germany government backs circumcision right after court ruling
The German government on Friday announced that it will act swiftly to lift criminal sanctions imposed on circumcision . Spokesperson for Chancellor Angela Merkel , Steffen Seibert, said that without adequate protections for the practice of circumcis (More) |
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UN Security Council condemns continued hostilities in Mali
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution addresses continued humanitarian (More) |
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Egypt swears in Morsi as President
President-elect of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was sworn in Saturday at the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) before the General Assembly of the court. In his speech, Morsi vowed that Egypt would continue on the right path toward democracy: "Today, Egypt (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] for her terrorism conviction. Stewart's sentence was increased to te (More) |
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India authorities arrest new suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks
India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna announced Monday that the New Delhi police have arrested a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Abu Hamza, an alleged member of the Pakistani militant group Lashk (More) |
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UN rights office condemns continued violence in Nigeria
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville [Washington Times profile] on Friday expressed his concern over the continued attacks on churches in Nigeria which have killed more than 100 people, citing possible crimes a (More) |
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Bangladesh tribunal indicts war crimes suspect
The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday indicted Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary general of the Jamaat e Islam (JI) [official website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] on seven counts of crimes against humanity he alle (More) |
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Palestinian Law and the Formation of Regular Courts
JURIST Guest Columnist Wael Lafee, an LL.M. student at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh, is the author of the twelfth entry of a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He explains Palestine's unique legal hi (More) |
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The States are Unavoidably Bound by International Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that despite recent legislative efforts to prevent the enforcement of international law, state governments are obligated to do so by the US Constitution... (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.
