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Second Circuit rules Israeli ex-security chief accused in bombing cannot be sued in US
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that former Israeli security chief Avraham Dichter cannot be sued in the US because he is immune under traditional common law. The decision affirms the ruling of the US District Court (More) |
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Holder stresses rule of law in national security speech
US Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile; JURIST news archive] said Wednesday that America needs to renew its commitment to the rule of law in fighting international terrorism and protecting national security. In an address to the West Poi (More) |
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Israel rejects UN Gaza war crimes investigation
Israel will not comply with a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip , according to Wednesday statements by Israeli government officials. The probe was ori (More) |
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Former federal prosecutor to oversee US border policy
US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Wednesday appointed former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as assistant secretary for international affairs and special representative for border affairs to oversee illegal immigration and anti- (More) |
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France legislature's rejection of internet anti-piracy bill thwarts corporate interests
Jérémie Zimmermann [Co-founder and spokesperson, La Quadrature du Net]: "A controversial bill dealing with online filesharing was rejected by the French National Assembly in a very surprising move last week, at the final vote of th (More) |
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China issues first human rights protection plan
The government of China on Monday issued its first national plan aimed at protecting human rights. The Information Office of the State Council published the National Human Rights Action Plan of China, which sets forth the government's human r (More) |
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Rights group presses for prompt Guantanamo habeas hearings
The US has been slow to conduct habeas corpus hearings for Guantanamo Bay detainees despite a June 2008 US Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] mandating prompt hearings, Amnesty Interna (More) |
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Eleventh Circuit upholds Noriega extradition to France
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld Wednesday a lower court decision denying the habeas corpus petition of former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] and authorizing his extradition (More) |
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China court sentences two Tibetans to death for role in Lhasa riots
The Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced two Tibetans to death on Wednesday for their involvement in the March 2008 Lhasa riots [advocacy backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The two men were found guilty of starting fi (More) |
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UN fact-finding investigation into war crimes in Gaza is warranted and necessary
Will Youmans [Fellow, Palestine Center]: "The announcement by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of the formation of a UN fact-finding mission to investigate alleged war crimes during the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year is (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.
