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Amnesty warns China's new Supervision Law 'a systematic threat to human rights'
Amenesty International on Tuesday warned that China's new Supervision Law is a "systemic threat to human rights." The stated purpose of the new law is to centralize local and provincial supervision bodies in order to limit corruption. However, Amn (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Democratic Republic of Congo to allow peaceful assembly
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday said the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) violated human rights law after a report emerged that the DRC severely restricted and violently suppressed the right to freedom o (More) |
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The Meaning of Gina Haspel as CIA Director Designate: Is This the Best the United States Can Do?
JUIRST Guest Columnist Benjamin G. Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law discusses the potential implications of Gina Haspel as CIA Director Designate....I. Ah, if the Obama Administration had only followed my advice! November 15, 2016, a (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 March 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Peru's Congress voted [La República report, in Spanish] by a wide margin on Thursday to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for a second time in three month (More) |
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Turkish lawmakers approve controversial electoral reform
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday approved legislation modifying electoral regulations, leading to a brawl on the chamber floor as the opposition says the new rules could lead to fraud and undermine the integrity of a slate of polls scheduled next year (More) |
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UN condemns pervasive sexual and gender-based violence in Syria
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a report on Thursday condemning the pervasive sexual and gender-based violence that has occurred over the past six and a half years in the Syrian conflict. The report, entitled "I lost my dignity: Se (More) |
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UN official convinced Myanmar's actions constitute genocide
A UN official investigating human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee , on Monday called for an immediate investigation into "clearance operations" in Rakhine State, stating she is increasingly convinced the state's actions amount to genocide. Lee call (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 March 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Eleven countries including Japan, Australia, and Canada signed a trade agreement Thursday known as The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) . The Supr (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday in two separate proclamations, one for imports of steel and one for aluminum . The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Bill 7026 (More) |
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Supreme Court of India upholds passive euthanasia for terminally ill individuals
The Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld the verdict of the Constitutional Bench which upheld the removal of life-support for individuals who are terminally ill or in incurable comas, otherwise known as passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court of I (More) |
Accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, put on trial in Israel
On February 16, 1987, accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, went on trial in Jerusalem, Israel. The prosecution claimed that Demjanjuk was a notorious prison guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. On this basis, Demjanjuk was convicted by the Israeli court of crimes against humanity. However, in August 1993, the conviction overturned by Israel's Supreme Court on a finding of reasonable doubt.
After the decision by the Supreme Court of Israel, Demjanjuk was returned to the United States, where he had been moved after World War II. On December 22, 2006, the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to the Ukraine on a finding that he had been a guard at other Nazi concentration camps.
