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Rice criticizes Russian NGO bill on Ukraine stopover
A Russian bill designed to increase state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by requiring them to register with a governmental commission has draw sharp criticism from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as troubling to the US g (More) |
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Putin calls for amendments to bill limiting NGOs
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that possible amendments to a bill regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country be drafted within the next five days. The NGO proposal, approved by the Duma in November , would greatly (More) |
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Putin may amend Russian parliament bill limiting NGOs
Russian President Valdimir Putin has said he will consider amendments to a bill overwhelmingly approved by the lower house of the Russian parliament Wednesday that would greatly increase state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by (More) |
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International brief ~ Nepal Supreme Court suspends NGO law
Leading Wednesday's international brief, the Nepal Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday suspending the new Code of Conduct law that governs the behavior of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal. Justice Parmananda Jha issued the st (More) |
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Russian Duma votes to increase control over NGOs
The Russian Duma , the lower house of parliament, has approved a bill that would greatly increase state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by requiring them to register with a state commission. The law, passed Wednesday by 370 deputi (More) |
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Demonstrators calling for release of Egyptian political detainees clash with police
Egyptian police Tuesday clashed with relatives of political prisoners demonstrating outside the country's Interior Ministry. The protesters called for the immediate release of the detainees, mostly Islamists and suspected members of the Gamaa Is (More) |
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Expanding the UN Security Council: Much Ado
JURIST Guest Columnist W. Michael Reisman, McDougal Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, says that the current debate over expansion of the UN Security Council is not as critical as many diplomats and activists make it out to be... Bu (More) |
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International brief ~ Putin pushes mandatory retirement legislation for Russian judges
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced legislation Tuesday to the state Duma that would set a maximum service age for judges and justices of the peace at 70 years old. The stated goal of the legislation is to create uniformity in Russia's (More) |
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International brief ~ Security Council to vote on Cote d'Ivoire sanctions
The UN Security Council meets Monday to consider a draft French resolution proposing sanctions against Cote d'Ivoire. The proposed sanctions include an arms embargo, travel restrictions on those actively violating the cease-fire, and the freezin (More) |
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International brief ~ Closing arguments made in Berlusconi corruption case
A Milan prosecutor made her closing argument Friday in the corruption case against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Prosecutor Ilda Boccassini summed up the evidence against Berlusconi, saying that there was more than enough to convict him (More) |
Supreme Court upheld wartime detention of Japanese-Americans
On December 18, 1944, the US Supreme Court decided Korematsu v. United States, upholding the wartime relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps.
Read Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, under which the internments were authorized. View photos from the Japanese American internment camps, collected by the University of Utah Library.
