JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Leonard Cutler and Shelby Davis of Siena College discuss the failed attempts by President Obama to close the Guantanamo prison As Barack Obama's presidency comes to a close, the fate of Guantanamo prison remains unclear. Despite...
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Canada judge: forcing court attendees to remove religious attire against principles of Canadian law
A Canadian Superior Court justice has ruled that a decision to deny a woman's case in court because she refused to remove her hijab goes against the fundamental principles of Canadian law. Rania El-Alloul was told last year...
The Zambian Police on Wednesday arrested two leaders of the United Party for National Development (UPND) , the main opposition party. Hakainde Hichilema, president of UPND, and his deputy Geoffrey Mwamba were arrested for suspicions of sedition...
Germany court rules no compensation for Afghanistan families of airstrike victims
Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that relatives of the victims of a 2009 airstrike in Afghanistan are not entitled to compensation. The court held that international law does not award damages or...
Zambia high court rejects attempt to stop presidential inauguration
The Zambia Supreme Court has denied an application by the country's main opposition party to stop Tuesday's inauguration of President Edgar Lungu , a lawyer for the opposition party stated Monday. Lungu's inauguration had been postponed when Hakainde...
JURIST Guest Columnist Maya Manian of the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses the history of abortion laws, and how Whole Woman's Health has impacted women's constitutional right to access abortion care...As numerous commentators have noted, the Supreme...
Zambia presidential candidate accuses incumbent of electoral fraud
The primary challenger to incumbent Zambian President Edgar Lungu , Hakainde Hichilema , on Saturday accused the country's electoral commission of colluding with the Patriotic Front (PF), the ruling party, to manipulate the results of...
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Wednesday sentenced a former member of parliament to death and seven others to life in prison for crimes committed during the 1971 war for independence. Sakhawat Hossain, a former...
Republicans question transfer of low-level Guantanamo Bay detainees
In a hearing on Thursday several Republican lawmakers questioned Obama administration officials in regards to the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees. In the hearing , before the House Foreign Affairs committee , lawmakers claimed that the...
ICC will not prosecute Blair for war crimes over Iraq war: report
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will not prosecute Tony Blair for war crimes related to the 2003 Iraq War, according to the Telegraph. The ICC said Saturday that the decision "by the UK to go to war in...