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The Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act
JURIST Guest Columnist Raymond J. Toney discusses the proposed changes to the boards of correction of military records...Senators Boxer, Wyden and Markey have introduced much-needed legislation, the “Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act,” (More) |
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HRW: Canada release of Khadr a 'significant step'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said that by releasing Omar Khadr on bail, Canada is taking a "significant step toward ending his ordeal." HRW is urging the Canadian government to rehabilitate Khadr and assist his integration into society. Kh (More) |
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Saudi forces order Yemeni region evacuated, announce ceasefire
Forces led by Saudi Arabia ordered civilians in northern Yemen to evacuate the area by Friday afternoon, declaring that the entire region would be deemed a military target, but also announced plans for a ceasefire next week. The coalition dropped l (More) |
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US Attorney General announces investigation into Baltimore police
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday announced the launch of a federal civil rights investigation into Baltimore's police. Authorities, Lynch said , would look for discriminating practices by police and begin to review allegations of unlawf (More) |
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The US Sentencing Commission Votes for Fundamental Fixes to the Sentencing Guidelines
JURIST Guest Columnists Alan Ellis and Mark H. Allenbaugh, discuss the US Sentencing Commission votes for fundamental fixes to the US Sentencing Guidelines ... On April 9, 2015, the US Sentencing Commission voted to fundamentally fix some portions of (More) |
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California regulators approve water cutbacks
California's State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved rules [press release, PDF; materials] that will limit how people, governments and businesses can use water during the state's drought, promoting deep conservation efforts in the p (More) |
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Dignity in Life as in Death
JURIST Guest Columnist Kimberly Mutcherson of Rutgers School of Law-Camden, discusses the controversy over whether there should or must be a constitutional right allowing the terminally-ill to engage in physician assisted deaths ..."Despite decades o (More) |
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HRW: Thailand must authorize UN investigation into human trafficking
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the Thai government to authorize a UN-assisted inquiry into human trafficking in Thailand. The discovery of more than 20 bodies of ethnic Rohingya Muslims near an abandoned trafficking camp inspired th (More) |
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Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray death
The State’s Attorney for Baltimore City on Friday charged six police officers with crimes including murder and manslaughter over the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray while he was in police custody. Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mos (More) |
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Bankruptcy Courts Are No Longer Courts of Equity
JURIST Guest Columnist Harrison Thorne of UCLA School of Law discusses the role of bankruptcy courts in equity... Bankruptcy law, embodied in Title 11 of the United States Code (also known as "the Bankruptcy Code"), strives to balance the rights of c (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.
