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UK Supreme Court rules no human rights protections for soldiers abroad
The UK Supreme Court ruled [judgment, PDF; press summary, PDF] Wednesday that the 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into English law, does not apply to armed forces on foreign soil and that a (More) |
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Rights group sues over Nebraska abortion law requiring psychological screening
Women's rights group Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] on Monday opposing a new Nebraska law that will require doctors to perform psychological screenings of patients seeking abortions . The l (More) |
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Noriega money laundering trial begins in France
The trial of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] began Monday in a Paris criminal court. Noriega faces money laundering charges in France for allegedly laundering $3 million in drug profits by purchasing (More) |
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UK court rules Afghan detainees must be protected from possible abuse
The UK High Court ruled Friday that restrictions must be placed on whether British soldiers in Afghanistan may transfer detainees to Afghan-run detention facilities. The judgment, delivered by Lord Justice Richards and Justice Cranson, examined th (More) |
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UN rights commissioner pledges justice for torture victims
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday warned people and nations that practice torture that they cannot escape the reach of justice . Commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Pillay noted that 45 (More) |
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Rights group urges Hamas to allow access to Israeli soldier
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Hamas authorities to allow captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit [advocacy website, in Hebrew; BBC backgrounder] to communicate with his family and receive visits from the International Committee of the Red (More) |
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Germany court recognizes 'right to die'
The German Federal Court of Justice on Friday ruled that removing a patient from life support is not a criminal offense if the terminal individual had previously given consent. The landmark ruling legalized the right to die and overturned the n (More) |
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Asia rights groups urge Thailand to end state of emergency
A group of 55 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Tuesday urged the Thai government to end its state of emergency [statement; JURIST news archive]. The statement comes after the UN Human Rights Council unanimously elected Thai Ambassador Sihas (More) |
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Firing squad execution underscores inhumanity of death penalty
Richard C. Dieter [Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center]: "Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed in a hail of bullets as he sat strapped to a chair in a Utah prison a few nights ago. Gardner got the kind of execution he wanted--death (More) |
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NYC car bomb suspect pleads guilty to terrorism charges
Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges [indictment, PDF; JURIST report] relating to last month's attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square. Appearing before J (More) |
President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus
On April 27, 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address drafts riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861).
Read "Lincoln and Habeas Corpus" from the University of California at Long Beach.
