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Obama administration to continue rendition of terror suspects with oversight: report
The US will continue its practice of sending terror detainees to third countries for interrogation with increased oversight to prevent torture, the New York Times reported Monday. The practice, known as rendition , received worldwide attention dur (More) |
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Lockerbie bomber's release an effort to ease political tensions and avoid damaging appeal
George Joffé [Research Fellow, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge]: "Despite all the fulmination, protest and anger, the return of Abdelbasset al-Maghrahi to Libya draws a definite line under what has proved to be a (More) |
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Canada government to appeal Khadr repatriation efforts ruling to Supreme Court
The Canadian federal government said Tuesday that it will appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a Federal Court of Appeal decision [judgment, PDF; JURIST report] ordering the government to press for the release and return of Canadian Omar Khadr [DO (More) |
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Larijani's appointment to head Iranian judiciary unlikely to stop extralegal prosecutions
Nema Milaninia [President, Iranian American Bar Association]: "The recent appointment of Ayatollah Sadegh Ardeshir Larijani as the new head of Iran's judiciary is unlikely to remedy the dire judicial and prison conditions prevailing in Iran (More) |
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Fair or Foul? Inheritance-Driven Adult Adoption Within Same-Sex Partnerships
JURIST Guest Columnist Terry Turnipseed of Syracuse University College of Law says that the increasing frequency of adult adoption within same-sex partnerships as a means of ensuring the receipt of inheritances may have set in motion an irreversible (More) |
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Federal court upholds Texas university affirmative action admissions policy
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Monday upheld a University of Texas at Austin (UT) affirmative action policy of considering race in student admissions. The plaintiffs were two Caucasian females who were denied admissio (More) |
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State Department Mexico rights report paves way for aid
The US Department of State (DOS) on Monday announced that it has sent a report to Congress that gives a favorable opinion of Mexico's recent human rights record, paving the way for US aid to the country. The report outlines Mexico's progr (More) |
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Groups urge competitive elections to UN Human Rights Council
An international coalition of human rights advocates have urged UN member nations to support a "competitive, genuinely-contested and principled electoral process" for future seats on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . In a letter sent (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal urged to prosecute top officers suspected of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) must indict and try senior Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) officers suspected of war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged in a letter [text; press release] released Monday. HRW had previously w (More) |
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Rights group suing UK government over rendition of terrorism suspects to Bagram
UK human rights group Reprieve announced Monday that it is initiating legal action [filing letter, PDF; press release] against the British government over the rendition of two terrorism suspects to Afghanistan. The two men were arrested by British (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.
