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After Ireland's 'No': Long Live the EU Lisbon Treaty?
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, says that Ireland's recent "No" vote in its referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty means th (More) |
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Texas death penalty out of step with public attitudes in post-Baze America
Bryan McCann [member, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Austin, TX Chapter]: "When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Baze v. Rees [opinion, PDF; JURIST news archive] case that Kentucky's lethal injection protocol did not constitute cruel (More) |
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Dutch court hears Srebrenica refugee lawsuit against Netherlands
The district court in The Hague Monday began hearing the first civil action against the Dutch State for the actions of its peacekeeping troops during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive]. The plaintiffs - UN translator H (More) |
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ICC 'reluctantly' stays trial of Congo ex-militia leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday announced it has imposed an indefinite stay [order, PDF; press release] on the war crimes trial of Congolese ex-militia leader Thomas Lubanga [ICC materials; BBC profile]. The court said it may consid (More) |
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Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that by upholding habeas corpus rights for Guantanamo detainees in Boumediene, the US Supreme Court has fulfilled its constitutional duty to check and balance the other t (More) |
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UK forces alleged to be secretly holding Iraqi prisoners without charge
The British military has held the last two Iraqis in its custody without charge or access to lawyers for five years, similar to US detentions at Guantanamo, lawyers for the men alleged in a report published in the Independent Sunday. Faisal Attiyah (More) |
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Khadr hearing going ahead after Supreme Court ruling: US military judge
A US military commission pre-trial hearing for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will go ahead Wednesday as planned notwithstanding Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on detainee habeas rights , military j (More) |
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Supreme Court rules Guantanamo detainees have habeas corpus privilege
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] held in the consolidated cases of Boumediene v. Bush and Al-Odah v. United States [Duke Law backgrounder; JURIST report] Thursday that federal courts have jurisdiction to review habeas cor (More) |
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Supreme Court rules in Marcos assets, litigating agent, sentencing guideline cases
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] handed down five decisions Thursday, including Republic of the Philippines v. Pimentel [Duke Law backgrounder; JURIST report], where the Court ruled that an interpleader action to determin (More) |
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Russia president pledges support for rights, press freedom
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday reiterated his commitment to improving Russia's human rights record, preserving an independent media, and enforcing the rule of law. Speaking at the opening of the 10th World Russian Press Congress , (More) |
WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban
On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans.
Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
