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US to take in up to 7 Uighur detainees: report
The US is planning on accepting into the country [Los Angeles Times report] up to seven Chinese Uighur Muslims currently being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, according to the Los Angeles Times Saturday. Last month, Attorney General E (More) |
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DOJ moves to dismiss Iran hostage suit
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against Iran by hostages from the 1979 hostage situation in Tehran. The class-action lawsuit, brought by from former hostages Charles Scot, David Roeder, Don Share (More) |
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Supreme Court decides Iran compensation, veterans benefits, search and seizure cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] issued three opinions Tuesday. The Court ruled in Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] t (More) |
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Pakistan's acceptance of Sharia law in Swat Valley signals weakness to militants
Baseer Naveed [Senior researcher, Asian Human Rights Commission]: "The government of Pakistan has surrendered before the Islamic militants and the Taliban by entering into an unconstitutional agreement with the Islamic militants operating in the (More) |
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Iran president orders prosecutor to recognize rights of detained journalists
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday issued an order to prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi to recognize the legal rights of detained journalists Roxana Saberi and Hossein Derakhshan , according to a report (More) |
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Somalia parliament votes to adopt Islamic Sharia law
The Somali parliament voted Saturday to adopt Islamic Sharia law [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. A parliamentary spokesperson said that more than 300 Somali MPs voted for the implementation of Sharia law as part of an attempt by Somali Pre (More) |
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Pakistan urged to overturn provincial Sharia law ordinance
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Pakistani government to reverse a recently signed ordinance that imposes Islamic Sharia law [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) area of Swat, saying it (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek Supreme Court review of detention
A group of 17 Chinese Uighur Muslims held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday, asking the Court to order their release. The petition seeks (More) |
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Instrumentalizing International Justice: Don't Halt the Bashir Case
JURIST Guest Columnist Saira Mohamed of Columbia Law School says any decision by the UN Security Council to stop the International Criminal Court's proceedings against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by using its power under Article 16 o (More) |
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Challenges for Chaudhry: The Way Ahead for Pakistan's Reinstated Chief Justice
JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that while newly-reinstated Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry must continue to hold his country's Establishment accountable for breaches of the constitutional r (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.
