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Polish presidential plane crash a tragic postscript to Katyn massacre
Bob Donnorummo [Former Associate Director, Center for Russian & East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh]: "On April 10, JURIST reported the crash of the Polish presidential jet killing President Lech Kaczynski, two deputy speakers a (More) |
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Israel ex-PM suspected of corruption in Jerusalem real estate scandal
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert [official profile; JURIST news archive] was named a suspect Thursday in an investigation into the Holyland bribery scandal that occurred during his time as mayor of Jerusalem. It is expected that law enforce (More) |
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Poland's political future on hold during time of national mourning
Piotr Maciej Kaczyński [Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies]: "On the tragic morning of the Black Saturday, 10 April 2010, the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński travelling with his wife Maria and 94 oth (More) |
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Poland lower house speaker assumes interim presidency after plane crash
Polish Parliament Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski became the interim Polish president on Saturday after elected President Lech Kaczynski [official website; BBC obituary] died in a plane crash . Komorowski must now announce the date of the next presi (More) |
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Australia to accept Cuban aslyum seekers held at Guantanamo Bay
Australia confirmed Monday that it will accept three Cuban asylum seekers currently held at the Guantanamo Bay Migrations Operation Center. The center, utilized by the US military after the recent Haitian earthquake to house mainly Haitian asylum (More) |
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UN rights committee urges Uzbekistan to investigate 2005 Andijan clashes
The UN Human Rights Committee has called on Uzbekistan to carry out an independent investigation into the May 2005 Andijan clashes [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] between Uzbek protesters, soldiers and police that human rights groups claim (More) |
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Supreme Court to rule on picketing military funerals
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Snyder v. Phelps [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the court will take up the controversial issue of picketing the funerals of soldiers killed (More) |
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US can restore legitimacy with federal trials of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay
Eric Montalvo [Partner, Puckett and Faraj, PC]: "The careless approach to the issues surrounding all things Guantanamo Bay is an affront to the Constitution and the credibility of our legal institutions. As the most recent "flip flop" (More) |
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UK chief prosecutor publishes new policy on assisted suicide
UK Director of Public Prosecutions (DDP), Keir Starmer , published a new policy [text; press release] on Thursday for prosecutors in regards to cases of assisted suicide . While the new policy does not legalize assisted suicide, it introduces six pu (More) |
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Canada should consider burka ban as consistent with a free society
Farzana Hassan [Member, Muslim Canadian Congress]: "The French parliament is currently debating the legality of a proposed ban on the burka, the full veil worn by some conservative Muslim women. In a statement endorsing the recommendations of t (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.
