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BREAKING NEWS ~ Nepal king calls for general elections, dialogue with opposition
AP is reporting that Nepal's King Gyanendra [official website; BBC profile] has called for general elections and has promised dialogue with the opposition. Opposition political parties have been staging pro-democracy protests for over a week, c (More) |
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Forget Censure, Discipline Bush on Iran
JURIST Contributing Editor Peter Shane of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that instead of censuring the president, Congress should restrain the foreign excesses of the Bush presidency and restore respect for international law by cu (More) |
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Slippery Slopes and the War on Terror: Lessons from Israel
JURIST Guest Columnist Ron Dudai of the SOAS School of Law at the University of London (UK) says that a recent ruling by Israel's Supreme Court constitutes an important judicial recognition that giving discretion to state security services in fig (More) |
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US decision on Human Rights Council elections 'disappoints' UN
The United Nations has expressed disappointment in the US decision not to run for a position on the new UN Human Rights Council [official website; UN materials; FAQ]. Spokesmen for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN General Assembly President (More) |
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US will not seek election to new UN Human Rights Council
The State Department announced Thursday afternoon in Washington that the United States will not be seeking membership this year of the new UN Human Rights Council [official website; UN materials; FAQ]. A spokesman said in a press statement ahead of (More) |
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The Moral Choice in Immigration Policy
JURIST Guest Columnist Bill Hing of UC Davis School of Law says that immigration legislation now being debated in Congress presents lawmakers with a moral choice, and that in its own economic, social, and national security interests it's time for (More) |
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UN member states seeking seats on new Human Rights Council
United Nations member states have begun announcing their candidacies for membership on the newly-formed Human Rights Council [official website; UN materials; FAQ] in preparations for elections scheduled May 9. The UN General Assembly approved the (More) |
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Trying Charles Taylor: Justice Here, There, Anywhere?
JURIST Guest Columnists Amy Ross of the University of Georgia Department of Geography and Chandra Lekha Sriram, Chair of Human Rights at the University of East London School of Law (UK), say that the debate over where to try ex-Liberian president Cha (More) |
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Padilla's Real Message: The Grace Period is Over
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jonathan Freiman, one of the attorneys representing Jose Padilla on his habeas petition, says that the concurrence in the US Supreme Court's rejection of Padilla's certiorari petition stands as a warning to the (More) |
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The UN Human Rights Council: Opportunities and Challenges
JURIST Special Guest Columnist John Pace, former Secretary of the UN Commission on Human Rights, says that the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the Commission could be a major step forward for human rights protection, but the Commiss (More) |
Supreme Court said busing could be used to achieve racial integration
On April 20, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.
