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DC Circuit dismisses suit against US for 1998 executive order to bomb Sudan
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a $50 million lawsuit against the US for the 1998 executive order authorizing a missile strike against a Sudan pharmaceutical plant issued by former president Bill Clinto (More) |
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UK cites counter-terrorism policies, conflict resolution as focus of 2008 rights efforts
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday said that it has focused on the effects of counter-terrorism efforts and global warming on human rights, as well as effective conflict resolution and the support of international institu (More) |
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ICC prosecutor criticizes Sudan expulsion of aid workers
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that the decision by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to expel 13 foreign aid agencies earlier this month demonstrates (More) |
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A serendipity of justice in Iraq
Chibli Mallat [Professor of Law and Politics of the Middle East, S.J. Quinney College of Law]: "Yesterday we encountered a strange moment of serendipity. Dr. Lateef Rashid, invited those of us working on the Global Justice Project: Iraq to dinne (More) |
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Sudan president Bashir threatens to expel diplomats, peacekeepers
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Sunday continued to criticize foreign aid agencies he has expelled from the country, and threatened to expel remaining agencies, diplomats and peacekeepers in Sudan. B (More) |
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Sudan president affirms commitment to peace process, derides expelled aid groups
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] pledged his commitment to the peace process in his country at a Saturday rally, while deriding expelled aid groups and the arrest warrant issued against him by the International (More) |
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ICC arrest warrant for Sudan's Al Bashir has both humanitarian and strategic consequences
J. Peter Pham [Director, Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University]: "The decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week to issue a warrant of arrest for Sudan's P (More) |
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UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville said Friday that his office may investigate whether Sudan's expulsion of foreign aid agencies is a possible breach of human rights law or war crime. Colville said that such a (More) |
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Sudan president Bashir derides ICC warrant
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials, PDF; JURIST news archive] on Thursday scoffed at the warrant [text, PDF; ICC release] for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week. Speaking to a crowd of thousa (More) |
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Sudan president war crimes warrant met with mixed reaction
Sudan and other African countries on Wednesday criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant [text, PDF; ICC release] for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials, PDF; JURIST news archive], while Sudan (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
