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UN rights council adopts resolution condemning religious defamation
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning religious defamation . The non-binding resolution, proposed by Pakistan, passed with a vote of 20-17 , with eight abstentions. The resolution has long been sought by Muslim co (More) |
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LEBANON: Women's Citizenship and Nationality Rights
Megan McKee, Pitt Law '12, takes a personal perspective on citizenship and women's rights in Lebanon...Sara Burhan Abdullah's recent JURIST Dateline article on women's rights and citizenship in Iraq reminded me of a similar predicamen (More) |
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Turkish authorities charge 33 for alleged coup plot
The Turkish government indicted 33 people Friday on charges of attempting to overthrow the government and establish military rule. The accused, some of whom include high-ranking military officials , are alleged to have plotted with a secret group ca (More) |
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Iran jails reformist leader for propaganda against the revolution
Iranian authorites jailed a reform movement leader after an appeals court upheld a one-year-sentence for spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic, according to an opposition website Friday. Hossein Marashi was a leading supporter of Mir Ho (More) |
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Ireland justice minister proposes blasphemy law referendum
The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern , on Sunday proposed holding a referendum later this year to remove the criminal offense of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution . Blasphemy is a punishable offense under sectio (More) |
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Iran court begins trial of prison officials charged with murdering detainees
An Iranian court on Tuesday began the trial of 12 Iranian prison officials accused of torturing three prisoners to death, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) . The three victims, identified as Mohsen Rouholamini, Mohammad (More) |
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The Qom Enrichment Facility: Was Iran Legally Bound to Disclose?
JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Joyner of the University of Alabama School of Law says that, reflective of the central tension between nonproliferation and peaceful use, Iran has not clearly violated any legal obligations incumbent upon it in the timin (More) |
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Turkish general, prosecutor charged over Ergenekon coup plot
Turkish prosecutors have charged [Anatolian report, in Turkish] an army general and a state prosecutor with belonging to the Ergenekon [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] network and plotting to uproot Turkey's ruling Justice Development Party (A (More) |
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Iran government bans reformist newspaper, moderate magazine
The official Iranian press supervisory body on Monday banned reformist daily newspaper Etemaad and moderate weekly magazine Iran Dokht . Etemad is known as one of the few reformist newspapers that continued publishing after the June presidential el (More) |
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Saudi Arabia minister to propose bill allowing female lawyers in court
Saudi Justice Minister Mohammed al-Eissa announced Saturday that women will be allowed to argue cases in court under a new law that his department is drafting. The law is expected to be issued in the near future and would allow female lawyers to re (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
