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UN SG announces probe into Syria chemical weapons
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced on Thursday that the UN will initiate a probe into the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Syrian government requested the probe earlier this week after anti-government forces carried out an a (More) |
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The Government is Using al Bahlul v. US to Maintain the Political Status Quo
JURIST Guest Columnist Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights argues that even if the government's petition for en banc review of al Bahlul v. US fails, it will nonetheless succeed in maintaining the political status quo of the Obama a (More) |
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UN rights council to investigate North Korea human rights violations
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate ongoing human rights violations in North Korea. The resolution was unanimously passed during the 22nd Regular Session of the (More) |
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UN rights body adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday passed a resolution [A/HRC/22, text] to promote reconciliation and accountability in war-torn Sri Lanka , a nation facing various allegations of human rights violations. Calling for an "independent an (More) |
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Judicial Review of Targeted Killing: A Bad Idea by a Good Person
JURIST Guest Columnist Wayne McCormack of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law says that proposals to subject the executive branch's proposed targeted killings to a process of judicial review misunderstand the nature of the judiciary and (More) |
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Stop and Frisk: Necessary Practice or Discriminatory Tactic?
JURIST Guest Columnists Randolph M. McLaughlin (pictured) and Jonathan A. Jarrell of Pace Law School say stop-and-frisk tactics contribute to a distrust of police and a lack of cooperation in criminal investigations... (More) |
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Free Speech: 'The Right to Be Stupid' v. 'Words Matter'
JURIST Guest Columnist Ken E. Norman of the University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law draws a comparison between the notion of free speech in the United States with the Supreme Court of Canada's recent ruling upholding a prohibition on hate speech .. (More) |
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UN rights expert calls on Israel to withdraw settlers from Palestine territories
Israel must cease all settlement activity and immediately withdraw settlers from the Palestinian territories, according to a UN expert speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday. Christine Chanet presented a report published in (More) |
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Medhat al-Mahmoud and De-Ba'athification in Baghdad
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that Iraq must not push blindly forward in its goal of de-Ba'athification, but rather consider the harm that such absolute changes pose to fairness and process ... (More) |
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'Significant Guidance' on Student Athletes with Disabilities
JURIST Guest Columnist Perry A. Zirkel of Lehigh University says the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights' latest "Dear Colleague" letter, like its predecessor concerning bullying, serves primarily as a public reminder and reinforcemen (More) |
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died
Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II.
Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.
