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Tanzania's Constitution Violates the Rights of Political Candidates
JURIST Guest Columnist Roland Adjovi, Academic Director of the Arcadia Center for East African Studies says that by forbidding independent political candidates, the Tanzanian Constitution violates the African Union Charter on Human and People's Right (More) |
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The Supreme Court Rules There Is No One Left Standing To Appeal Prop. 8
JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, examines the US Supreme Court's recent decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry... (More) |
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UN rights chief urges progress on human rights
Despite significant human rights achievements, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged countries to "refocus their efforts to achieve universality, and impartiality with regard to justice." Speaking at the Vienna +20 Con (More) |
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UN urges international community to stop torture, aid victims
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged member states to intensify measures against torture in commemoration of the UN's 15th annual International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (IDSVT) . Ban also encouraged member states to reco (More) |
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Supreme Court upholds sex offender registration requirements
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in United States v. Kebodeaux that the federal government can compel a convicted sex offender to register with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006 (SORNA) [text; JURIST news archive] ev (More) |
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UN Security Council adopts resolution against sexual violence
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to strengthen efforts to end impunity for sexual violence affecting not only large numbers of women and girls, but also men and boys. The resolution emphasizes more consiste (More) |
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Did Justice Scalia Just Make It Easier To Register To Vote?
JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, examines the implications of the US Supreme Court's recent decision in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona... (More) |
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UK Supreme Court allows families of Iraq soldiers to sue government
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the families of some British soldiers who were killed or injured in Iraq can sue the British government for damages. In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that families claiming that the Ministry of Defe (More) |
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US government releases names of indefinite Guantanamo detainees
The US government on Monday released the names and nationalities of 46 men who are classified for "continued detention" at Guantanamo Bay detention center, ineligible for release, transfer or prosecution. The names were released in response to a F (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Turkish government, protesters to defuse tensions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday commended the Turkish government's decision to delay government construction that was the source of widespread protests in the past month, urging authorities to work to defuse tensions . (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.
