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India high court orders government to explain action on honor killings
The Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the central government and seven state governments to explain the steps they have taken to reduce honor killings . The order comes in response to a petition filed by Shakti Vahini , a non-governmental h (More) |
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UN rights group urges Malaysia to amend security laws allowing detention without trial
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recommended Friday that Malaysia repeal or amend its internal security laws, which allow indefinite detainment without trial. At the end of an official visit , the group said amending the laws would allo (More) |
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Israel security cabinet agrees to ease blockade in Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that the Security Cabinet has agreed to ease the nation's land blockade of the Gaza Strip . The Israeli government has been under increasing international pressure to review its p (More) |
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Argentinian Jurisdiction and Spanish Amnesty
JURIST Guest Columnists Olga Martin-Ortega of the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London and Rosa Ana Alija Fernandez of the University of Barcelona argue that Argentina should exercise universal jurisdiction over claims (More) |
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UK prosecutors considering charges over 'Bloody Sunday' deaths
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for Northern Ireland announced Tuesday that it is considering whether to file charges against the British soldiers responsible for civilian casualties in the 1972 Bloody Sunday attack in Londonderry. The Bloody (More) |
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Deputy AG nominee criticized on Obama administration terrorism approach
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held a hearing [materials; video] to consider the nomination of James Cole for deputy attorney general. Republican members of the committee used the hearing to offer criticism of the Obama administrati (More) |
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UK 'Bloody Sunday' inquiry concludes casualties were unjustified
The UK Bloody Sunday Inquiry released a report Tuesday concluding that casualties resulting from a 1972 attack on Northern Ireland civilians by British forces were unjustified. The inquiry was launched in 1998 by former prime minister Tony Blair [ (More) |
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Israel Cabinet approves internal probe of flotilla raid
The Israeli cabinet on Monday unanimously approved plans for an internal probe into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [official website; BBC profile] expre (More) |
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Gaza blockade violates international law: ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday called for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip , which it labeled a violation of international humanitarian law. The organization described the blockade as collective punis (More) |
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Israel, the Turkish Gaza Flotilla, and Claim of Piracy Under International Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Itzchak Kornfeld of the Faculty of Law at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem says that Israel is in a state of war with Hamas and, pursuant to the UN Charter, has the right to self-defense, including the right to inspect foreig (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.
