JURIST Guest Columnist Damian Ugwu, Executive Director of the Social Justice & Advocacy Initiative, says that the recent bill prohibiting same-sex marriage in Nigeria has ominous implications for a broad range of individual rights in the country...On November 29, 2011,...
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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz said Thursday that the tribunal may not be able to meet the UN deadline of 2010 for completing its work. Brammertz said that...
Japan protesters call for tighter controls on US troops after latest rape allegations
An estimated 6,000 protesters rallied on the island of Okinawa, Japan, Sunday calling for tighter controls on US military personnel in Japan in the aftermath of the alleged rape of a local 14-year-old girl by...
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Philip Ruddock, Attorney-General of Australia, outlines Australia's recently strengthened counter-terror laws, describing them as an appropriate, proportionate and balanced response by the Australian Government to emerging security threats... Following the terrorist attacks on the London transport...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 25.The US Senate and US House are in recess this week. Both will resume their sessions on Feb. 28.The Brookings...