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UN urged to extend mission to Syria
Amnesty International (AI) and three other rights groups on Wednesday urged [letter, PDF; press release] the UN Security Council to renew the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) , which is scheduled to end on July 20. In an open letter to the S (More) |
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Journalist rights group concerned about press freedom in Maldives
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday said that press freedom in the Maldives has been deteriorating since the resignation of former president Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, who was the first democratically elected presdient of the Ma (More) |
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The Supremacy of International Law: A Reply to David Moore
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says the theory that self-executing treaties are the only type of international law that is binding on states is based on an incorrect, revisionist account of US legal histor (More) |
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Germany finance minister defends fiscal pacts
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday defended the 500 billion euro (USD $632 billion) European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the fiscal pact before the nation's Constitutional Court . He warned the court not to delay the country' (More) |
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Syria president agrees to UN peace plan
UN Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Monday said that he had reached an agreement with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to end the violent conflict in the country. Annan, who met with Al-Assad on Monday, said the president was committed to ending vi (More) |
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West African leaders urge ICC to investigate Mali war crimes
The leaders of six West African nations urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] to investigate war crimes in Mali at a crisis summit on Saturday. Malian soldiers took control of the government and suspe (More) |
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Argentina sentences former dictators for kidnapping children during war
Argentina's Poder Judicial de la Nacion on Thursday sentenced two former Argentine dictators to a total of 65 years in prison for their involvement in the systematic kidnapping of babies from leftist activists detained and killed during the nation (More) |
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The ICC Turns Ten: Evolution and Development
JURIST Guest Columnist Stuart Ford of the John Marshall Law School says that although the International Criminal Court has encountered numerous obstacles during the first ten years of its existence, its reputation will ultimately be decided over a lo (More) |
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UN Security Council condemns continued hostilities in Mali
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution addresses continued humanitarian (More) |
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Human Rights Council passes resolution to protect Internet speech
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday passed the its first-ever resolution to protect the free speech of individuals online. The resolution was approved by all 47 members of the council , including China and Cuba, who have been criticized for lim (More) |
Acts of Union creates Great Britain
On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act.
Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
