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International brief ~ Japan concerned Chinese ship ban violates international law
Leading Monday's international brief, Japan has raised concerns that a navigation ban on commercial ships in part of the East China Sea may actually violate Japan's sovereignty and international law under the UN Convention on the Law of the (More) |
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International brief ~ US, UK introduce Sudan sanctions list to Security Council
Leading Thursday's international brief, the US and UK representatives to the UN Security Council introduced a list of four individuals in Sudan that they allege have taken active steps to frustrate the attempted peace process in the Darfur reg (More) |
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International brief ~ UK appeals court overturns Zimbabwe deportation decision
Leading Wednesday's international brief, the UK Court of Appeal has overturned a lower tribunal's decision to block the removal of failed asylum applicants to Zimbabwe where human rights agencies and NGOs allege that they face torture and i (More) |
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UN genocide prevention adviser denounces international reluctance to stop atrocities
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Juan Mendez said Friday that the international community remains reluctant to contribute the funds and military personnel necessary to stop genocide worldwide, as he spoke at a press conference on th (More) |
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Darfur war crimes suspects to be barred US entry under House bill
The Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 [HR 3127 text, PDF; bill summary] received near-unanimous approval by the US House of Representatives Wednesday evening. The bill, if approved by the Senate and signed by the president, would deny e (More) |
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African Union to probe rape, child abuse charges against Darfur peacekeepers
The African Union (AU) [official website, JURIST news archive] says that it will "take all necessary measures to establish the facts" concerning accusations of rape and child abuse brought against members of its peace-monitoring forces in (More) |
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Supreme Court's Kennedy urges lawyers to heed Darfur genocide
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Thursday urged greater attention to reports of genocide in Sudan's Darfur region . In a speech to the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law in Washington, DC, Kennedy said tha (More) |
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US troops arrest 40 Iraqi personnel after foreign prisoners found in bunker
US troops in Iraq reportedly arrested more than 40 Iraqi Interior Ministry personnel Sunday after the discovery of a secret bunker complex in central Baghdad holding 17 foreign prisoners. In November 2005, some 170 Sunni detainees were found by Ame (More) |
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Taylor war crimes prosecutor hails promised Nigerian handover to Liberia
The former UN Chief Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone who signed the indictment of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor in 2003 Saturday hailed Nigeria's promise to hand over the former warlord , telling JURIST that "This (More) |
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Federal judge orders US to give attorney access to Guantanamo prisoner
A federal magistrate has ordered the Bush administration to stop blocking a private attorney from meeting with Salim Muhood Adem, one of the 490 detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay . Adem, a Sudanese national arrested in Pakistan, asked for a (More) |
Edict of Nantes gave equal rights to French Protestants
On April 13, 1598, French King Henry IV promulgated the Edict of Nantes, giving equal rights to French Protestants (Hugenots) and Catholics.
Review the complete text of the Edict in French and read key excerpts in English. The 400th anniversary of the Edict was marked in a 1998 Paris ceremony.
