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Malaysia rights group finds Bush and associates guilty of war crimes in symbolic trial
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Friday found former US president George W. Bush and seven administration officials guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial. The five-member tribunal convicted Bush, former vi (More) |
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UN official: more needs to be done to protect indigenous rights
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said Monday that five years after the passage of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , the international community needs to do more to ensure that the rights of indigenous (More) |
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Somalia urged to restore judicial system
The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, called on Somalian authorities Wednesday to recreate and establish legitimate judicial systems in Mogadishu and South Central Somalia. Bari visited the region for (More) |
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UN rights expert concerned over Israel prison conditions
Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur of the occupied Palestinian territory , said Wednesday that he is "appalled" by "continuing human rights violations in Israeli prisons." Israeli prison authorities have taken punitive measures against the mor (More) |
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HRW: Syria committed war crimes during recent peace negotiations
Syrian government forces committed war crimes when they killed at least 95 civilians and destroyed hundreds of houses during a two-week offensive in the province of Idlib during ceasefire negotiations, Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday. The re (More) |
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Georgia governor signs bills barring late-term abortions, assisted suicide
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on Tuesday signed two pieces of legislation barring late-term abortions and assisted suicide , respectively. HB 954 bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, based on studies suggesting a fetus can begin to fe (More) |
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Mexico approves law to aid victims of ongoing violence
The Mexican Chamber of Deputies on Monday approved a bill that will recognize, protect and provide aid to victims of crimes stemming from the gang-related drug wars that have engulfed the country for nearly the last six years. Known as the General (More) |
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The Need for Greater Protection of Property Rights in Azerbaijan
JURIST Guest Columnist Leyla Safarova, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the fifth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Safarova explores pro (More) |
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Towards Exempting the Severely Mentally Ill from the Death Penalty
JURIST Guest Columnist Olga Vlasova, Brooklyn Law School Class of 2013, is the Sparer Public Interest Law Fellow. She argues for prohibiting the death penalty for severely mentally ill offenders... (More) |
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All sides in Mali conflict have committed war crimes: HRW
All sides in the Malian conflict have committed war crimes including summary executions, rape, the use of children as soldiers, and the pillaging of hospitals, schools, aid agencies and government buildings, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monda (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.
