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UNICEF report: brutal killings occurring in the Central African Republic
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a report on Monday describing horrific attacks against children that have occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC Backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the last month. The UNICEF repor (More) |
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China legislature passes resolution easing one-child policy
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) , China's top legislature, passed a resolution Saturday easing the countries one-child population control policy. The major policy change is expected to be implemented gradually with th (More) |
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US military personnel deploy to assist in South Sudan evacuation
The US government on Monday deployed 150 US military personnel to a base in Djibouti in preparation for a possible evacuation of US citizens in response to escalating violence and political discord within South Sudan. The deployment follows a faile (More) |
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Federal judge rules Ohio must recognize same-sex marriage on death certificates
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled on Monday that Ohio must recognize valid out-of-state marriages between same-sex couples on Ohio death certificates. The order also extends to marriages not authorized or v (More) |
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Pakistan court rules treason trial against Musharraf will continue
On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected claims by former president Pervez Musharraf [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and ruled the trial against Musharraf for treason will continue Tuesday, as previously scheduled. Musharraf was challe (More) |
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Indian Supreme Court's Departure from Judicial Activism
JURIST Guest Columnist Sujitha Subramanian of the Bristol University School of Law discusses the Indian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutional validity of a statute effectively criminalizing homosexual acts ... (More) |
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The Unfulfilled Promise of International Migrants Day
JURIST Guest Columnist Azadeh Shahshahani of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia addresses injustices faced by migrant workers even as a holiday is celebrated in support of them... (More) |
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Right-to-Work Laws
A report published by the Congressional Research Service in December 2012 acknowledged the difficulty of accurately assessing right-to-work laws and the economic outcomes of individual states. The report reviewed studies that focused on the effects (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Cambodia to set up body to monitor detention centers
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) on Monday urged Cambodia to set up an independent national body to monitor detention centers in order to fulfill its international obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against (More) |
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California's Gender Blender: Boys Will be Girls?
JURIST Guest Columnist Dean Broyles of the National Center for Law & Policy criticizes a California law regarding bathroom choice in public schools... (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.
