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The Criminology of Firearms
JURIST Guest Columnist Don Kates of The Independent Institute says that empirical evidence has shown that gun bans are not only ineffective at reducing violent crime, but may even be counterproductive... (More) |
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Against an Intensity Test for Interstate Conflict
JURIST Guest Columnist Charles Kels of the US Air Force Reserve and the Department of Homeland Security argues that legal experts should think twice before diluting the clarity of international armed conflicts... (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for investigation into death of Palestine prisoner
The UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Richard Falk called Wednesday on the international community to investigate the death of Palestinian Prisoner Arafat Jaradat. Jaradat died while in interrogations at (More) |
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UN rights chief: international community must continue to prevent abuses
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday urged that the international community must continue to prevent human rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable. Speaking at the opening of the 22nd session of the Human Rights Cou (More) |
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Philippines president signs law to compensate victims of martial law abuses
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III on Monday signed legislation to compensate the victims of human rights abuses committed 27 years ago under the regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos . The Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognitio (More) |
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Iowa high court rules woman must be buried in Iowa against her will
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a woman whose will designated that she be buried in Montana must be buried in Iowa at the behest of her husband. It ruled that the state's Final Disposition Act gives the spouse of a decedent "the right (More) |
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Three briefs filed with Supreme Court in case challenging DOMA
Three briefs on the merits were filed with the US Supreme Court in the case US v. Windsor [docket; JURIST report] on Friday on the issues of the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive] and of whet (More) |
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Uruguay high court declares dictatorship trials unconstitutional
The Uruguay Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a 2011 law allowing for investigations into crimes committed during the country's 1973-1985 dictatorship is unconstitutional. Uruguay's legislature passed the law in 2011, allowing the government to inv (More) |
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Mali should prosecute soldiers for abuses: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Malian government on Thursday to prosecute soldiers who participate in violence toward suspected Islamist rebels and supporters. Government soldiers have allegedly participated in torture, summary executions and (More) |
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Mexico security forces participated in forced disappearances: HRW
Mexican security forces have enforced or participated in widespread "disappearances" in which individuals are taken against their will, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The rights group has documented at least 250 "disappearances" sin (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.
