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UN panel decries rights violations in Lebanon conflict
The UN Sub-Commission on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights on Monday denounced the "massive denial of human rights" in the ongoing conflict in Lebanon and called on the UN Security Council to work toward a permanent solution (More) |
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Kennedy says US not doing enough to spread democracy through rule of law
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said that the US is failing to adequately spread the positive aspects of the "Western idea of democracy," in an address to the American Bar Association at their annual meeting in Hawaii on Satur (More) |
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Argentina court hands down first 'Dirty War' sentence since amnesty laws scrapped
A court in Argentina has convicted a former police officer of human rights violations during the country's so-called "Dirty War" , handing down the first sentence since the Argentine Supreme Court threw out the country's amnesty (More) |
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Iran outlaws rights group led by Nobel Peace Prize winner
The Interior Ministry of Iran has prohibited a human rights group led by 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi from operating in the country, saying the group has neglected to obtain an appropriate permit, according to Iranian media report (More) |
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Four soldiers charged with murdering Iraqi detainees refuse to testify at hearing
Four US Army soldiers charged with the premeditated murder of Iraqi detainees refused to testify during their Article 32 hearing Thursday, following the lead of several superior officers who invoked their right not to incriminate themselves at the (More) |
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Gonzales says 'clear' US definition of war crimes necessary to protect troops
Following up on previous consultations with Republican lawmakers , US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Capitol Hill Wednesday that Congress should clarify the definition of war crimes prohibited by Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventio (More) |
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US Senate votes to seize San Diego cross property
The US Senate on Tuesday approved a measure [PDF text; HR 5683 summary] to seize land on Mount Soledad in San Diego, thus permitting the First Amendment , rather than the California constitution, to control the issue of whether a cross , erected on (More) |
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The Security Council on Iran: Fiddling While the Middle East Burns?
JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Joyner of the University of Warwick School of Law in the United Kingdom says that the timing of the UN Security Council's passage of a Chapter VII resolution on Iran in the midst of an escalating Middle East conflict (More) |
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Qana, War Crimes, and the Pending UN Resolution on Lebanon
JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law says that the Israeli air strike on Qana that killed over 60 Lebanese civilians has set the stage not only for possible war crimes prosecutions but also for a potenti (More) |
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'Grave breaches' of international humanitarian law by both sides in Mideast conflict: Annan
Opening an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council Sunday, hours after an Israeli air strike that killed over 60 civilians in the Lebanese village of Qana, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that "both sides in this conflict bear a he (More) |
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