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Supreme Court Precedent and Corporate Liability for Torture
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that while deciding Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, the Supreme Court should be mindful of precedent that supports universal jurisdiction and corporate liab (More) |
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein. He is charged with 41 counts of crimes committed in Darfur , including 20 counts of cr (More) |
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UN report: conflict-related sexual violence is global risk
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom on Thursday presented the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence to the UN Security Council [official website; press release]. The report docu (More) |
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ICC Action in Syria: The Need for Caution
JURIST Guest Columnist John Quigley of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law says that although the ICC may be reluctant to investigate the situation in Syria due to the difficult questions the Court would have to address, an investigation (More) |
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The Nightmare of Terror-Related Blacklisting
JURIST Guest Columnist Maureen Duffy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law says that the use of "blacklists" as a tool for counter-terrorism efforts does not increase public safety, and instead may result in a form of legal punishment based on (More) |
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Rights group urges South Sudan to prosecute those responsible for ethnic violence
Human Rights Watch Director Daniel Bekele on Friday urged South Sudan to investigate attacks made on Murle villages in December and prosecute those responsible. In this organized attack , thousands of armed Lou Nuer villagers invaded the Murle vi (More) |
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UN reports progress in ending female genital mutilation
The UN released its annual report Monday on trends in female genital mutilation (FGM) [WHO backgrounder; JURIST news archive], revealing that approximately 2,000 African communities have renounced the practice since last year . The UN Population Fu (More) |
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Mali becomes first African state to enforce ICC sentences
Mali signed an agreement Friday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to become the first African country to agree to enforce the ICC's sentences of imprisonment. Article 103 of the Rome Statute , which governs the ICC, states that " sentenc (More) |
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ICC Effectiveness Depends on Member State Cooperation
JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs Political Science at Shenandoah University, says that for the International Criminal Court to become a truly effective institution of humanitarian law, member state (More) |
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ICC prosecutor urges international cooperation in arresting Darfur suspects
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday urged international cooperation in executing arrest warrants for suspects accused in the Darfur conflict . Presenting his report to the UN Security Council , Ocamp (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
