| Posts |
|
Death of Khmer Rouge leader may call genocide trials into question
Following the death of former Khmer Rouge military leader Ta Mok Thursday, local observers say that with few top Khmer Rouge officials left to be prosecuted before the new Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal [task force website; timeline] scheduled to b (More) |
|
Virginia executes first inmate by electric chair in over two years
Virginia executed a man Thursday night using the electric chair, the first execution by electrocution in the country in over two years. Brandon Wayne Hedrick, convicted of the rape and murder of a 23 year old women in 1998, chose electrocution ov (More) |
|
Proportionality and the Use of Force in the Middle East Conflict
JURIST Contributing Editor Mary Ellen O'Connell of Notre Dame Law School says that the principle of proportionality in the use of force is a necessary, sensible and humane doctrine of international law that Israel and Hezbollah would do well to r (More) |
|
No Compromise: Arlen Specter's Surveillance Bill
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Shayana Kadidal, one of the lead attorneys on the Center for Constitutional Rights' challenge to the NSA domestic surveillance program, says that Senator Arlen Specter's "compromise" bill to bring such (More) |
|
UN rights expert calls for independent war crimes inquiry in Gaza
Paul Hunt, the UN Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on the right to the highest attainable standard of health, has called for an independent inquiry into war crimes in Gaza, saying that some Israeli attacks on Gaza are a violation of int (More) |
|
US House votes to seize San Diego cross property at center of court dispute
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure [HR 5863 summary; PDF text] to seize land on Mount Soledad in San Diego to resolve a dispute over whether a 29-foot cross honoring Korean War veterans on the property is a government (More) |
|
UN rights commissioner warns of war crimes liability in Middle East conflict
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile; JURIST news archive] Wednesday threatened perpetrators of wanton violence against civilians in the current Middle East conflict with liability for war crimes. In a pointed statem (More) |
|
Kyrgyzstan arrests six suspected organizers of Uzbek Andijan uprising
Kyrgyz security forces have arrested six men who reportedly confessed to organizing last year's unrest in Uzbekistan that resulted in the massacre of unarmed Uzbek civilians [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] by government troops in Andija (More) |
|
Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel probably war crimes: Human Rights Watch
Islamic militant group Hezbollah [US State Dept. backgrounder; BBC backgrounder] violated international humanitarian law and likely committed war crimes by firing the rockets that have killed at least a dozen Israelis , whether the attacks were ta (More) |
|
Iran human rights lawyer sentenced to 5 years in prison
Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani [Amnesty International appeal; Wikipedia profile] says he has received a five-year prison sentence for disclosing confidential information and engaging in propaganda against the regime, even though nei (More) |
This Day Posts
Jurist This Day Posts.
