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Israel complied with international law in flotilla raid: PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [official website; BBC profile] testified Monday that Israel did not violate international law during the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded (More) |
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Supreme Court refuses to block Khadr military trial
The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to block the military trial of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. The Supreme Court issued a one-line order denying the Khadr's petition for a stay. The order ha (More) |
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Exiled Egypt rights activist returns despite charges
Egyptian dissident Saad Eddin Ibrahim on Wednesday returned to Egypt after three years of exile, despite nine outstanding criminal complaints against him. Ibrahim, founder of the Ibn Khaldoun Centre for Development Studies , has been a prominent hu (More) |
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Fair Sentencing Act positive model for bipartisan reform
Julie Stewart [President, Families Against Mandatory Minimums]: "Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill to reduce the infamous 100:1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The Senate approved (More) |
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Khadr lawyer petitions Supreme Court to stay proceedings
A US military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking to stay proceedings in Khadr's military commission. The petition asks (More) |
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Rights group calls Philippines abortion ban 'human rights crisis'
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Monday criticized [report, PDF; press release] the abortion laws of the Philippines as a "human rights crisis," resulting in the death of thousands of women annually. In a report, "Forsaken Lives," the r (More) |
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EU ends security reform in Guinea-Bissau over breakdown of law and order
The EU on Monday declined to renew its mandate of reforming Guinea-Bissau security forces, citing the breakdown of law and order in the country. The EU SSR Guinea-Bissau Mission was first launched in June 2008 and was intended to provide assistan (More) |
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UN SG announces members of Gaza flotilla inquiry panel
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the composition of an international panel to investigate the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . The panel will cons (More) |
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ISRAEL: Judicial Appointments, Standing and Political Questions
Jonathan Cohen, Pitt Law '12, studied in Jerusalem as part of a program hosted by the Touro College Law Center and sponsored by Pitt's Center for International Legal Education. He writes about the differences between Israel and the United States in t (More) |
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UN rights body urges Israel to allow international inquiry into flotilla raid
The UN Human Rights Committee on Friday called on Israel to cooperate with an international inquiry into the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . The committee, charged w (More) |
Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII
On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.
Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.
