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Changing the Legal Paradigm of Liberation-Occupation
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law says that there is no true legal distinction between liberators and occupiers, and that because it does not look like there will be a treaty to distinguish t (More) |
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Ignoring the Genocide Convention in the Ninth Circuit
JURIST Guest Columnist Stan Goldman of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, says federal law already authorizes states to criminally prosecute perpetrators of genocidal crimes, and that Turkish annoyance is not a legitimate basis to invalidate a civil rem (More) |
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Syria has systematically tortured detained citizens: AI
Syrian authorities have systematically tortured citizens held in detention, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report, entitled, "'I wanted to die' Syria's torture survivors speak out," catalogs testimony from Syrian civilians who ha (More) |
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Congo militia leader found guilty in landmark first ICC verdict
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday issued its first verdict, a unanimous decision [judgment, PDF; press release] that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is guilty of the war crimes of enlisting and (More) |
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UN torture chief accuses US of cruel and inhuman treatment towards WikiLeaks suspect
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez last week formally accused the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Pfc. Bradly Manning [advocacy website; JURIST news archive], the US soldier held in solitary confinemen (More) |
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Former Guatemala soldier sentenced to 6,060 years in prison for role in 1982 massacre
A three-judge panel in Guatemala on Monday sentenced a former military official to 6,060 years in prison for his role in a 1982 massacre in which 201 people were killed. The judges sentenced Pedro Pimentel Rios, a former special forces solider whom (More) |
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Syria rights situation worsening: UN expert
Paulo Pinheiro, chairperson of the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, on Monday told the UN Human Right Council in Geneva that the number of people suffering from the intensified violence in Syria is increasing. (More) |
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UN expert urges Myanmar to protect human rights
An independent UN human rights expert on Monday called on the government of Myanmar to ensure that human rights are protected . Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, presented his report in fron (More) |
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Rights group details claim of Sri Lanka detention abuses
Sri Lanka is employing "unlawful detentions" against many of its citizens, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report claims that detainees are subject to torture and even extrajudicial executions, often under laws designed to combat (More) |
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UN rights expert concerned over Iran abuses
UN Human Rights expert Ahmed Shaheed said Monday that he is concerned about the human rights violations occurring in Iran . While speaking to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shaheed also stated that his concerns have increased because he has (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.
