How the Legal Community Can Lead the Way to Support Military Families
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Jamison, Esq. of the Military Spouse JD Network discusses the plight of the military spouse attorney and the need for changes to the current licensing structure ... Earlier this year a series of online threats from...
China anti-corruption commission announces 26 new investigations
China's anti-corruption Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Tuesday announced the launch of investigations into 26 government agencies and state-owned-enterprises (SOEs). The entities to be investigated include People's Daily Newspaper , Anshan Iron...
UN panel to investigate sexual abuse claims against French soldiers
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday announced the appointment of an independent panel to review the organization's handling of allegations that French and African soldiers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic from...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday addressed the challenges of upholding the fundamental rights of children in war zones, stating that protecting children is a "moral imperative and legal obligation." The Secretary-General spoke on the issue...
Former CIA officer sentenced to 42 months in prison for Iran leaks
Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced Monday to 42 months in prison after being convicted of telling New York Times journalist James Risen about classified plans to thwart Iran's nuclear...
The Methods to the Madness: The Electric Chair, Lethal Injection and Now Nitrogen Gas
JURIST Guest Columnist John D. Bessler, of the University of Baltimore School of Law, discusses new changes in the evolution of capital punishment... Increasingly, US death penalty states are no longer content to have just one method of execution on...
Egypt court clears Mubarak-era official of last corruption charge
An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted Habib el-Adly , former Interior Minister under Hosni Mubarak , of the final case of corruption pending against him . El-Adly had been accused of using his political influence...
JURIST Guest Columnist Saroj Nair, LLM Student at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, discusses Iran's international obligation with regards to its nuclear efforts and argues that Iran complies with its obligation under binding treaties and the Joint...
UN: Islamic State committing rights abuses against children in Iraq
Members of the Islamic State (IS) are abducting Iraqi children and engaging in serious human rights abuses, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported Wednesday. Abuses reportedly entail the "systematic killing...
JURIST Guest Columnist Justin Camper, Valparaiso University Law School Class of 2016, discusses the issues facing voters at the polls..."Voting is the most precious right of every citizen and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our...
