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Louisiana legislature passes bill strengthening euthanasia ban
The Louisiana State Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill [HB 1086, PDF; materials] strengthening Louisiana's ban on euthanasia and assisted suicide . Both practices were already prohibited under other laws in Louisiana. The new bill amends t (More) |
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Israel military court sentences Palestine protest leader to 13-months
An Israeli military court on Sunday sentenced Palestinian protest leader Bassem al-Tamimi to 13 months imprisonment for encouraging youth to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers. He was charged with urging the youth to throw the rocks during a demonstra (More) |
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Syria women, children executed: UN rights office
Most of the victims of a recent massacre in Houla, Syria [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], were shot at close range, including women and children, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) revealed Tuesday. UN officials (More) |
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Female officers sue US government over ban on women in combat
Two female soldiers filed suit Wednesday against the US Army and the Department of Defense to end a policy which bars women from combat units and related posts. The women claim the policy has limited the potential of both women's careers and that (More) |
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Somalia to set up assembly to adopt new constitution
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Dr. Augustine Mahiga told the press on Friday that the Elders of Somalia will select delegates for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) by June 20, which will convene on July 2 to approve Somalia (More) |
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Supreme Court rules on real estate fees
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Freeman v. Quicken Loans Inc. that to prove a violation of Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) , a plaintiff must demonstrate that a fee was split between two or mo (More) |
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Amnesty International publishes annual human rights report
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday published its annual report entitled State of the World's Human Rights , which details the human rights landscape across the world in 2011. Much of the report focuses on the pro-democracy protests and civil u (More) |
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UN panel: Syria government, opposition both violating human rights
Both the Syrian government and anti-government groups are killing opponents, torturing children as young as 10 years old and committing other human rights abuses, a UN-appointed group of human rights experts reported Thursday. The report, issued by (More) |
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Bahrain to address human rights record
Bahrain informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday that it would seek to address its controversial human rights record. Bahrain stated that it would consider several measures , including ceasing to torture prisoners, releasing politi (More) |
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Right to Information: Battling Corruption in Mexico
JURIST Guest Columnist Cristian Minor Sanchez, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the eighth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He explores (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.
