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Evaluating Ukraine's New Anti-Corruption Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Anna Udartsova is an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and has interned for the public prosecutor's office in Donetsk, Ukraine. In the third entry of a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the (More) |
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Vietnam bloggers charged with spreading pro-democracy propaganda
Vietnamese prosecutors on Monday charged three bloggers with spreading pro-democracy propaganda in violation of the country's criminal law. Bloggers Nguyen Van Hai, alias Dieu Cay, Phan Thanh Hai, alias Anhbasg, and Ta Phong Tan are scheduled to be (More) |
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UN Security Council unanimously calls for end to violence in Syria
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a legally binding resolution , Saturday that officially calls for an end to the violence in Syria . This resolution is the first legally binding resolution passed by the Security Council since the violen (More) |
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UN experts call for release of imprisoned Bahrain human rights activist
Four independent UN human rights experts on Friday called for the immediate release of Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence for terrorism-related charges after being tried before the Bahrain military N (More) |
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Mexican Reforms an Important Step to Protect Journalists
JURIST Guest Columnists Viviana Giacaman and Elsa Peraldí of Freedom House argue that the proposed constitutional amendment to federalize crimes against journalists in Mexico is an important and timely step, but more must still be done... (More) |
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Pakistan lawmakers seek end to CIA drone strikes
The Pakistani Parliament on Thursday approved recommendations for redefining the government's relationship with the US and NATO, including calling for an end to CIA drone strikes. The new plan comes in response [Pakistan Today report] to the incid (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules stealing source code does not violate trade secrets law
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday issued an opinion holding that a former Goldman Sachs programmer did not violate a federal law prohibiting theft of trade secrets when he copied portions of the company's confidential sou (More) |
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UN rights chief calls for action to end violations in Mali
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called for urgent national and international action to bring an end to the political instability and continuing human rights violations in Mali. According to Pillay, human rights violat (More) |
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Obama's Comments and Challenges to Judicial Review
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law says that the president's remarks on judicial review of health care reform may impede Obama from making the Supreme Court an issue in the upcoming presidential election... (More) |
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France minorities file racial profiling lawsuit
A group of minorities in France has filed a lawsuit alleging police searches are conducted on the basis of racial profiling, according to a statement made by their lawyers and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) on Wednesday. The suit was fi (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.
