Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Islamist party leader to life
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday handed down its second verdict, sentencing Abdul Quader Mollah, leader of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) , to life in prison. This sentence...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation on Monday establishing education standards and setting new guidelines for educators' salaries and school fees. The legislation has been previously approved by both the State...
France: report recommends permitting doctors to accelerate death for terminally ill
A report released Tuesday by the French government has recommended that the country permit doctors to "accelerate death" for terminally ill patients seeking doctor-assisted euthanasia. The report will be sent to the National Order of...
Holder announces record $4.5 billion settlement with BP over Gulf oil spill
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to pay a record $4.5 billion in penalties and to plead guilty to felony misconduct for its...
BP and Gulf oil spill plaintiffs urge federal judge to approve settlement agreement
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday heard arguments regarding approval of a class-action settlement agreement between British Petroleum (BP) and various individuals and businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater...
Croatia court sentences former policemen for torture during war of independence
A Croatian court on Wednesday sentenced five former policemen to between one and three years in prison for their roles in torturing ethnic Serb prisoners during Croatia's 1991-95 war for independence. Judge Marijan Garac of the Zagreb County Court...
Brazil truth commission to limit scope to actions of government
Brazil's National Truth Commission announced Monday that it will limit its inquiry to human rights abuses committed by the government under Brazil's military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. There were some...
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry: Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Resolution
JURIST Guest Columnist Ryan Suto, Syracuse University College of Law Class of 2013, discusses how the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry acts as a method of rule-of-law in post-conflict resolution and acknowledges its limitations...On February 14, 2011, Bahrain joined the...
Russia's Federal Arbitration Court in Tyumen on Friday ordered British Petroleum (BP) to pay 100 billion rubles (US$3.1 billion) in damages to TNK-BP, BP's 50-50 joint venture with Alfa Access Renova (AAR) , a consortium representing four Russian...
JURIST Guest Columnist Lynne Marie Kohm of Regent University School of Law says that the November 2012 elections will involve historic referendums in several states on legislation related to same-sex marriage...The legislative and democratic events surrounding marriage have been anything...
