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Expanding DNA Databases is Problematic
JURIST Guest Columnist Brandon Garrett of the University of Virginia School of Law says that enlarging DNA databanks with samples taken from all individuals arrested for felonies may increase the risk of wrongful convictions, while diverting attentio (More) |
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Germany high court rules eurozone stimulus oversight procedure unconstitutional
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that use of a parliamentary subcommittee to fast-track decisions related to eurozone bailouts is unconstitutional, and that such decisions require full oversight of the Bundestag, the nationa (More) |
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UN rights chief calls for immediate cease-fire in Syria
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay , in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council during an emergency session on Tuesday, called for an immediate end to the violence in Syria. Pillay accused the Syrian forces of committing human right (More) |
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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Does Not Threaten Activism
JURIST Guest Columnist Dario Ringach, Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, says that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act was enacted to protect individuals from extremists who adopt methods of violenc (More) |
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Contraception and the Forgotten Victory of Church Over State
JURIST Guest Columnist Lowry Pressly graduated from Yale Law School in January of 2012. While in school, he had the opportunity to study the Religion Clause under Professor Stanley Fish. Here he explores the history and purpose of the Religion Clause (More) |
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Syria voters approve new constitution
Over 80 percent of voters in Syria have voted to approve the new Syrian constitution , officials said Monday. The proposed constitution will impose term limits on the president as well as provide for a multi-party system. However, the term limits w (More) |
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Thousands in Sri Lanka protest proposed UN war crimes resolution
Thousands of Sri Lankans joined government-sponsored protests on Monday in opposition to a proposed UN Human Rights Council resolution concerning crimes that allegedly occurred during the country's civil war. The protests, which were planned throug (More) |
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NTC Must Commit to Criminal Justice to Bolster Credibility
JURIST Guest Columnist Ottilia Maunganidze, Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, says that for the NTC to establish credibility it must put an end to unlawful detentions, make certain that any arrests are carried out by lawful police for (More) |
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Irregularities of Criminal Justice in Egypt and Iraq
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the allegedly irregular criminal proceedings going on against Americans working for NGOs in Egypt and an Iraqi vice president appear ordinary to the members o (More) |
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Syria holds constitutional referendum
Syria held a referendum Sunday to vote on a new constitution . The gesture towards the opposition by President Bashar al-Assad [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] has widely been seen as an empty one, with much of the international community calling (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.
