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Argentina ex-general sentenced to life for 'Dirty War' crimes
An Argentine federal court on Thursday sentenced former general Eduardo Cabanillas to life in prison for his involvement in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Cabanillas, who ran a secret Buenos Aire (More) |
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ICJ dismisses case on Georgia-Russia conflict
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Friday ruled 10-6 that it lacks jurisdiction in a case to determine whether Russia committed human rights abuses following the secession of two areas of Georgia in (More) |
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US to seek second term on UN rights council
The US Department of State announced on Wednesday that it would pursue a second term on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . In continuing its membership, the US intends to further its stand against the council's "biased and disproportional focus (More) |
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The Guantanamo Executive Order: Thinly Veiled Injustice
JURIST Guest Columnist Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham (US Army, ret.), formerly assigned to the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants, says that the Executive Order for the Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guan (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on Arizona campaign finance scheme
The US Supreme Court [official website, JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments Monday in two consolidated cases concerning campaign financing . In Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST (More) |
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Supreme Court to decide whether religious school teachers may sue for discrimination
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari in a case over whether an employment discrimination claim can be brought against a religiously affiliated school despite the "ministerial exception." In Hosan (More) |
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UN rights council to investigate Ivory Coast abuses
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will send an independent, international commission to investigate allegations of serious human rights abuses during post-election violence in the Ivory Coast , the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rig (More) |
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Human rights court invalidates Uruguay military amnesty law
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday condemned the Uruguayan government for its role in the abduction and death of an Argentinean woman in the 1970s, effectively overturning the country's amnesty law. Maria Claudia Garcia (More) |
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ICC prosecutor certain of Gaddafi war crimes charges
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the press during a visit to Cairo Thursday that he is 100 percent certain his office will bring charges against Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news arch (More) |
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Wisconsin appeals court passes union bargaining case to state supreme court
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to rule on an order [text; JURIST report] enjoining Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas La Follette from publishing a legislative measure designed to curb the collective bargaining power of uni (More) |
Organization of American States established
On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.
