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UN Special Rapporteur urges EU to create new migration policy
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants François Crépeau on Tuesday urged the European Union (EU) to create a new human-rights-minded migration policy to empower migrants and solve the issue of human smuggling in the Eurozone. Crépea (More) |
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HRW: Macedonia should end violence against migrants at Greece border
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged Macedonia to put an end to the police violence occurring against migrants at the country's border with Greece. On August 21, the day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency and sealed its borders, t (More) |
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UN reports impunity for rights violations in Darfur
A UN report published Friday found that the Sudanese government has failed to address human rights violations in Darfur. The report , based on information provided by the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) , details widespread huma (More) |
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Former Khmer Rouge 'first lady' dies
Ieng Thirith , the sister-in-law of Pol Pot considered the "first lady" of the Khmer Rouge, died Saturday at the age of 83. Ieng Thirith was Minister of Social Action during Democratic Kampuchea between 1975 and 1979. From late 2011 to 2012 Ieng T (More) |
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South Sudan president delays peace agreement
The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir , on Monday withheld from signing a peace agreement between the government and rebel forces meant to end the country's ongoing civil war. The South Sudanese conflict has been ongoing between the two parties s (More) |
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NLRB dismisses petition for college athlete union
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday declined to assert jurisdiction over whether Northwestern University football players can form a union, overturning its 2014 decision which recognized the players as university employees. In it (More) |
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Olairi v. Italy: The First Step to Equal Marriage in Europe?
JURIST Guest Columnist Amaury A. Reyes-Torres of the Iberoamerican University (UNIBE) discusses the legal developments of same-sex marriage in Europe... Quite recently, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered a landmark decision in the p (More) |
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Palestine documents leaked claiming political corruption
The Palestinian government on Wednesday defended its record after documents were leaked claiming officials have attempted to misuse public funds. It is reported [AP report] the documents reveal efforts to fund a private neighborhood complex for gove (More) |
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UN Central African Republic official resigns over peacekeeper sexual exploitation reports
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday accepted the resignation the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) over reports of sexual exploitation committed by members of the mission. Mr. Ban told reporters afte (More) |
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"Religious Freedom" as a Shield and a Sword: Tensions Between Conflicting Rights
JURIST Guest Columnist Nancy Marcus of Indiana Tech Law School discusses religious freedom in the US...In a recent battle between reproductive rights and religious freedom, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman re (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.
