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EUROPE: Privacy and Free Speech
M. Patrick Yingling, Pitt Law '11, recently studied at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany, and is currently studying at the University of Bologna in Italy... Europe and the United States share many legal principles. But they differ as rega (More) |
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Palestine and the International Criminal Court
JURIST Guest Columnists Michael Kearney, a lecturer in international law at the University of York (UK), and Victor Kattan, Teaching Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, argue for the recognition of Palestine as (More) |
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KOSOVO: Challenges to Statehood
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, attended a lecture held by Vjosa Osmani, Pitt Law L.L.M '05 and advisor to the President of Kosovo on Legal and International Affairs... A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture on Kosovo's (More) |
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UN expert urges legal reforms to fight global hunger crisis
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter on Friday urged reforms to legal systems to fight hunger and promote the right to food. The UN High-Level Task Force for the Global Food Crisis is meeting next week in Dublin to upda (More) |
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UN torture committee urges probe of Syria, Yemen, Jordan
The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) on Friday urged Syria, Yemen, and Jordan to conduct thorough investigations into allegations of torture by law enforcement officials. Concluding its forty-fourth session, the group of 10 independent experts (More) |
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UN elects 14 new members to rights council
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected 14 new members to the Human Rights Council (HRC) , half of which have questionable human rights records. Several of the new members, including Libya, Angola, Malaysia, Thailand, and Uganda have been accu (More) |
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Kazakhstan approves constitutional amendment to increase presidential powers
The upper house of the Kazakhstan parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Thursday to expand the powers of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . The bill, which was introduced to the parliament just last week, was approved by the lower house (More) |
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Kazakhstan lower house approves bill to increase president's power
The lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday to expand the powers of President Nursultan Nazarbayev . The bill, which deems Nazarbayev "leader of the nation," grants immunity for acts carried (More) |
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US military judge sets opening date for Khadr trial
A US military judge announced tuesday that the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD Materials; JURIST news archive] will begin on August 10 . Army Col. Patrick Parrish also ordered pre-trial hearings on the admissibility of Khadr's (More) |
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UN official calls for Khadr's release to Canada
A UN official on Thursday urged the US and Canada to respect international convention and release Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] into Canadian custody. UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Confli (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.
