| Posts |
|
24 AGs file brief supporting FDA in tobacco label suit
A group of Attorneys General representing 24 US states and territories filed an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require cigarette pack (More) |
|
UN condemns escalating Syria violence
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official website; JURIST news archive] issued a statement on Friday, chastising both the government of President Bashar al-Assad and violent protesters regarding the continuous bloodshed in Syria. Approximately 44 (More) |
|
Government Speech and North Carolina's 'Choose Life' License Plate
JURIST Guest Columnist Scott Gaylord of Elon University School of Law says a district court applied an outdated government speech test when it issued an injunction preventing North Carolina from allowing drivers to select "Choose Life" license plates (More) |
|
Recess Appointments: Challenging Senate Obstruction
JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Williams of The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law says that President Obama should ignore pro forma sessions of Congress and exercise his constitutional authority to make recess appointments in order (More) |
|
Impunity and the International Rule of Law in Iraq
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler of Webster University and the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, both in Geneva, Switzerland, says the US and other aggressors in the Iraq War have not had to face legal recourse for (More) |
|
North Korea urged to focus on human rights after Kim Jong-il death
Amnesty International (AI) responded Monday to the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il by urging his son and likely successor Kim Jong-un to improve the nation's human rights record. AI warned that reports indicate the exchange in power cou (More) |
|
Military Commissions: No Longer a Useful Strategy
JURIST Guest Columnist John Bickers of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law says that changes in the past decade have made the use of military commissions in the fight against al Qaeda both unnecessary and politically detriment (More) |
|
Labor Law Leads to Efficient Operations in the NFL
JURIST Guest Columnist Erica Menze, Marquette University Law School Class of 2012, is a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review. She writes on the implications of labor law and antitrust law on the National Football League's operations...During the (More) |
|
ICTR upholds decision to transfer case of former pastor to Rwanda court
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Friday rejected an appeal by former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi , upholding a decision to transfer his case to the Republic of Rwanda to be tried in the Rwandan national court system (More) |
|
Federal appeals court affirms injunction against Nebraska abortion law
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday affirmed an injunction against a Nebraska abortion law . The US District Court for the District of Nebraska issued a preliminary injunction in July 2010 against the law, known as the Women (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.
