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UN Security Council adopts resolution to send peacekeepers to Darfur
The UN Security Council passed a resolution Thursday authorizing the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops to the Darfur region of Sudan under the authority of the current UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) . The new peacekeeping force will replace (More) |
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Uganda to ask ICC to retract war crimes indictments for LRA rebels
The Ugandan government said Thursday that it will ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw its plans to arrest leaders of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) . If the indicted LRA leaders agree to the terms of the ongoing tru (More) |
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Sudan military buildup in Darfur threatens new human rights crisis: AI
An increase in Sudanese troops in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan could lead to a new human rights crisis there, Amnesty International warned Monday as the UN Security Council prepared to consider a proposal to deploy 20,000 UN troops to the (More) |
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American journalist charged in Sudan court for spying
A US journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner working in Africa on a National Geographic magazine assignment was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering the country illegally. Paul Salopek (More) |
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Egypt court frees 11 Muslim Brotherhood members jailed after judiciary protests
An Egyptian appeals court ruled Monday that 11 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] jailed since May after participating in pro-judicial independence protests earlier this year should be released from detention (More) |
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UN pledges no arrest of Uganda rebels during peace talks with government
Leaders of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) will not be arrested if they attend peace talks with the Ugandan government in Sudan, a UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) official said Monday. The talks began in July but were adjourned last week be (More) |
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Darfur human rights assessment [UN HCHR]
Deepening Crisis in Darfur Two Months After the Peace Agreement: An Assessment, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 10, 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Darfur rights situation dire despite peace agreement: UN report
The human rights situation continues to deteriorate in some parts of Darfur despite the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in May by the Sudanese government and the main rebel group in the region, the Sudan Liberation Movement , according to a report (More) |
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Federal lawsuit filed against Illinois Sudan sanctions law
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Illinois, seeking to overturn the state's Act to End Atrocities and Terrorism in the Sudan . The Illinois law bars state pension funds from invest (More) |
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UN Security Council urges greater protection for children in armed conflicts
The UN Security Council on Monday called for renewed efforts to protect children in areas of armed conflict to build on progress in implementing Resolution 1612 , which requires international monitoring of children's rights in seven areas of a (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.
