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UN rights expert condemns violations against Syria civilians
UN expert Paulo Pinheiro on Tuesday reported civilian violence in Syria is dramatically increasing, causing internal displacement and an estimated quarter of a million civilians to flee the country. Pinheiro, Chairperson of the International Commi (More) |
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Trade Secrets, Tech Innovations and the Changing Legal Landscape
JURIST Guest Columnist Uché Ewelukwa of the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses the dynamic landscape of trade secret law in a multi-part series. In part 1, she introduces current legal trends in trade secrets ... Introduction 20 (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 3 February 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The International Court of J (More) |
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Medicaid Waivers, Work Requirements, and Administrative Discretion
JURIST Guest Columnist Wendy K. Mariner of Boston University School of Law discusses the Trump Administration's recent issued guidance that will allow states to include employment as a requirement for Medicaid enrollment... On January 11, 2018, the (More) |
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UN remains concerned about human rights in Mali despite peace agreement
The UN expressed concern Thursday about human rights abuses in Mali despite the Malian government signing a peace agreement in 2015 with several armed groups. The UN monitored the situation in Mali from January 2015 to June 2017, finding 600 c (More) |
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Federal judge finds Florida voting rights restoration scheme unconstitutional
A federal judge on Thursday struck down Florida's process for restoring voter rights to former felons, finding that it was unconstitutional. Florida citizens are automatically disenfranchised after being convicted of a felony under the Florida Con (More) |
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British lawyers call for Saudi Arabia's removal from UN Human Rights Council
Two British lawyers released a report on Wednesday detailing Saudi Arabia's recent human rights violations and demanding the country's membership in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) be suspended for violating international law. Authors Rodney (More) |
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UN rights office issues update of Israel settlements report
The UN human rights office issued an update Wednesday of its report on the human rights situation in Palestine. The report implements the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It was mandated by a 2016 resolution to create a database of (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 27 January 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A group of five UN Human Right's experts on Friday asked Egypt to halt all pending executions following repeated allegations of unfair trials. The experts are concerned with a "continuing pa (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 27 January 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest Thursday on behalf of two conservative student groups at the University of California, Berkeley who are suing the school for violatio (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.
