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Alaska high court says prisons must protect inmates from violence
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled on Friday that prisons have a duty to protect inmates from violence at the hands of other inmates . The ruling will allow a lawsuit by a former inmate, Richard Mattox, to continue in the lower courts. Mattox was attac (More) |
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UN rights group calls for North Korea to be prosecuted before ICC
The chief investigator from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday appealed to the UN Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes a (More) |
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A New Approach to Marijuana Regulation: In Support of a Potency Tax
JURIST Guest Columnist W. David Ball of Santa Clara School of Law argues that the recent trend of states and cities—most recently in Washington, DC—to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana is a step in the right direction, but does n (More) |
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UN: Argentina jail violating rights of prisoner with disabilities
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) found on Wednesday that Argentine authorities had failed to ensure equal access and use of prison services and facilities for a prisoner with disabilities. The CRPD stated that Arg (More) |
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Malta parliament passes same-sex civil union bill
The Maltese Parliament passed new legislation on Monday legalizing same-sex civil unions , and providing such unions with the same rights as are afforded heterosexual marriages in the country. The bill also provides for the recognition of same-sex (More) |
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The Best Argument for Same-Sex Marriage Isn't Love—It's Taxes
JURIST Guest Columnist Sara Benson of the University of Illinois College of Law discusses how the best argument for same-sex marriage is that same-sex partners should be treated equally under the law ... As you likely have heard, the US Supreme Court (More) |
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UN rights investigator urges Iran to halt execution of sexual assault victim
UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmed Shaheed on Monday urged Iran to immediately halt the execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a woman sentenced to death of murdering Mortez Abdolali Sarbandi, a fo (More) |
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New treaty allows children to complain about rights violations directly to the UN
United Nations child rights experts on Monday praised the new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure , which grants children access to international human rights protections by allowing minors t (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for 'Washington Redskins' name change
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, called Friday upon the owners of the Washington Redskins football team to change the team's name . Anaya focused on the hurtful history of the term "redskin" as it relates t (More) |
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European Court of Justice declares Netherlands 'piracy levy' unlawful
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday that the Netherlands' "piracy levy" tax added to the purchase price of copying materials such as blank CDs or DVDs does not properly account for the loss to copyright holders resulting from unl (More) |
World Press Freedom day
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
On May 3, 1845, Macon B. Allen, the first African American to practice law in the United States, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar.
Read a contemporary newspaper account of his admission.
