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US transports 'Chemical Ali' to Iraq gallows site: NYT
US authorities have delivered Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," to a location near a prison gallows in Baghdad where he is expected to be transferred into Iraqi custody (More) |
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Iran detains prisoners' rights advocate on national security charges
Emadeddin Baghi , founder of Iran's Society for Defending Prisoners' Rights , was arrested on charges of violating national security, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday. An unnamed government official told IRNA that B (More) |
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France judiciary probing 1999 assassination of Iran military official
French judicial officials indicated Monday that the judiciary is launching a new investigation into the 1999 assassination of Iranian deputy chief of the joint staff Brigadier-General Ali Sayyad Shirazi in Tehran. The probe, renewed at the request (More) |
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State Department religious freedom report criticizes Iraq, other US allies
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released the annual State Department Report on International Religious Freedom Friday, criticizing what it considered to be sharp decreases in religious freedom and an increase in religious strife in several n (More) |
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DOD releases redacted version of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Gitmo testimony
The US Department of Defense released censored audio recordings of the March 9 Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) hearing of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Thursday after months of controversy. The recording eliminated 10 of (More) |
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Sharif's Lawless Deportation from Pakistan
JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the Pakistan government's deportation of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of his attempted return from exile raises important legal and constitutional qu (More) |
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UN rights expert condemns Iraqi use of death penalty
UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Leandro Despouy has issued a new report criticizing the government of Iraq for its ongoing use of the death penalty . In the report, Despouy specifically condemned the government for (More) |
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Palestinian Authority attorney general detained by Hamas
Hamas spokesperson Islam Shahwan said Thursday that Hamas security forces have arrested Palestinian Authority-appointed Attorney General Ahmed al-Mghani after al-Mghani ignored an order of dismissal from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip . Acco (More) |
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Canada repeatedly refused to provide asylum for Chinese Guantanamo detainees
The Canadian government under former Prime Minister Paul Martin and current Prime Minister Stephen Harper has repeatedly refused asylum requests from US officials on behalf of Chinese detainees held at detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay , acco (More) |
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Iran confirms arrest of three journalists for publishing 'lies'
Iranian judiciary spokesperson Alireza Jamshidi confirmed Wednesday that Iranian authorities have detained journalists Masoud Bastani, Farshed Gorbanpour, and Soheli Assefi, accusing the three of "publishing false statements and lies" abou (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
