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UN resolution approves investigations into Burundi human rights abuses
The UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Thursday to dispatch experts to investigate human rights violations in Burundi, condemning violence in the country, use of excessive force by officials, and restrictions on freedoms. UN High Com (More) |
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Unrivaled Cruelty: The Horror of Incendiary Weapons and Need for Stronger Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Bonnie Docherty of Human Rights Watch discusses the need to strengthen existing international law on incendiary weapons ... Incendiary weapons inflict almost unrivaled cruelty on their victims. Photos taken aft (More) |
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When in Doubt, Sit Them Out: NFL Concussions and the Need for Federal Regulation
JURIST Guest Columnist Alyssa Lebron of St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016 is the seventh author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Lebron discusses the long-term effects (More) |
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Burkina Faso high court announces Kabore as winner of presidential election
Burkina Faso's highest court on Tuesday announced results from last month's elections, declaring Roch Marc Christian Kabore winner of the presidency. Kabore won with 53 percent of the vote , confirming provisional results released shortly after the N (More) |
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Legally Censoring Speech on Vaccines and Autism: A Response
JURIST Guest Columnist Mary S. Holland from the New York University School of Law discusses the legality of censoring speech on vaccines and autism... In a recent guest column, Professors James G. Hodge, Jr. and Doug Campos-Outcalt explore ways to (More) |
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A Child-Centered View of Foster Parenting by Same-Sex Couples
JURIST Guest Columnist James Dwyer of the College of William & Mary School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding recent removal of a foster child from a same-sex couple...A November foster care review hearing in Utah captured national news at (More) |
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DOJ to open investigation into Chicago police department
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it will be opening a full investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) following the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said at (More) |
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UN: IS human rights abuses increasing against Sunni Arabs
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights Office (OHCHR) announced on Friday that it has received reports that human rights violations against Sunni Arab communities by Iraqi and Kurdish security forces are increasing in parts of Iraq (More) |
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UN organizations to hold climate action summit in 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated Saturday that various UN organizations will sponsor a summit in 2016 to promote progress in addressing worldwide climate issues. During the UN climate change conference (COP21) , the secretary-general announ (More) |
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Arkansas top court orders stay on disclosure of execution drugs
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday granted an emergency stay of a lower court's order for immediate disclosure of planned lethal injection drugs and their chemical suppliers. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen ordered the state on Th (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
