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Myanmar government criticized over arrest of democracy advocate
The government of Myanmar received widespread international criticism after jailing democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Thursday for violating the terms of her house arrest. Myanmar's milita (More) |
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The Spirit of Nuremberg Lives! Remembering Henry King
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law, former Chief Prosecutor for the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, says that the scope and vitality of today's international criminal law is a lasting testament to the (More) |
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Former high-value CIA detainee dies in Libya prison
A former high-value US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detainee died in a Libyan prison Tuesday. Ali Mohamed Abdelaziz al Fakhiri, also known as Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi , apparently committed suicide in his cell at al Saleem prison. The Bush admin (More) |
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US elected to UN rights council seat for first time
The US was elected to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the first time Tuesday. The US received 90 percent of the votes from the UN General Assembly . In total, 18 countries were elected to the 47-member council responsible for the (More) |
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Corporate human rights abuses require stronger international and domestic legal regimes
Jernej Letnar ÄŒerniÄ [Researcher, Institute for European, Constitutional, International Law and Law of Economics]: "The US government published in February 2009 its decision that it will not renew its contract with the private se (More) |
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Human rights abuses by Mexican armed forces are best handled by civilian courts
Tamara Taraciuk Broner [Researcher, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch]: "Mexican President Felipe Calderón has relied heavily on the armed forces to fight drug-related violence and organized crime. The need to improve public security (More) |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much? A Convenient Suicide in a Libyan Prison
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says the claimed "suicide" in a Libyan prison of al-Qaeda operative Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi is too convenient for too many people who have besmirched American ho (More) |
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Canada government to appeal ruling mandating efforts to repatriate Khadr
An official for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs Friday confirmed the government’s intention to appeal a Federal Court ruling [text; JURIST report] directing the government to firmly push for the repatriation of Canadian Guantanamo (More) |
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No Torture, No Prosecution
JURIST Contributing Editor Jeffrey Addicott of St. Mary's University School of Law, formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, says that even the worst of the authorized CIA interrogation techniques do not co (More) |
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Spain judge orders investigation of Israel role in 2002 Gaza bombing to continue
A Spanish National Court judge on Monday ordered investigations to continue into alleged crimes against humanity committed in a 2002 Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip [El Pais report, in Spanish; JURIST report], despite heavy criticism from Spanish (More) |
First execution by guillotine in France
On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.
Learn more about the history of the guillotine.
