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HRW: Boko Haram has killed more than 1,000 civilians in 2015
More than 1,000 civilians have been killed so far in 2015 at the hands of the Islamist armed group Boko Haram, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. According to HRW, "Boko Haram fighters have deliberately attacked villages and committed mass ki (More) |
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California legislative panel approves 'aid in dying' bill
The California Senate Committee on Health on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow physicians to provide lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients to accelerate their deaths. The approval of SB 128 comes after two failed attempts (More) |
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Obama's Gitmo Regrets Abound: The 9/11 Military Commission-Two Observers' Perspectives
JURIST Guest Columnists B. Shaw Drake and Mai El-Sadany, Georgetown University Law Center, Class of 2015, discuss the military's violations of the due process of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay since 9/11...On March 18th President Obama said if he could (More) |
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Amnesty: Palestinian militants committed war crimes during Gaza conflict
Palestinian militants committed war crimes during the 2014 conflict in Gaza by killing both Israeli and Palestinian civilians using indiscriminate rockets, Amnesty International (AI) reported Thursday. The report provides evidence that in July and (More) |
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South Sudan lawmakers vote to extend president's tenure
South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly voted Tuesday to extend the term of President Salva Kiir [official website; JURIST news archive] by three years. This move follows the cancellation of elections that were to be held in June and the disso (More) |
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Ohio House again approves fetal heartbeat abortion ban
The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that would make illegal any abortion performed once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The bill, HB 69 , passed the House with a 55-40 vote, but is opposed by Governor John Kasich on c (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court rejects Charles Taylor's request for transfer to Rwanda prison
The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone on Wednesday denied the request of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to serve his 50-year sentence for war crimes in Rwanda instead of the UK. Taylor alleged that (More) |
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Indiana governor signs bill allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental drugs
Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed House Bill 1065 into law Tuesday to allow terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs before they have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . The bill, approved by the Senate last wee (More) |
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UN rights expert warns of pervasive poverty in Chile
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston on Tuesday warned that poverty in Chile "remains under the radar for many policy-makers ... despite the country's impressive array of anti-poverty programs." Alston noted that (More) |
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Human Trafficking: African Perspective
JURIST Guest Columnist Tseliso Thipanyane, of the Columbia University Law School and the Safer South Africa Foundation, discusses human trafficking and slavery issues in Africa and the causes ... More than two hundred years since the abolition of the (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.
