Iraq's Federal Supreme Court on Monday temporarily suspended the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) independence referendum vote that was set to take place September 25. The move follows [JURIST...
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The council of Iraq on Tuesday denied the referendum petition of Kurdistan to permit its independence. The council voted to keep Kurdistan in its region despite its ongoing tensions to maintain the...
JURIST Guest Columnist Shannon Riordan of St. John's University, discusses domestic violence in the NFL ... On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice, a top National Football League (NFL) player for the Baltimore Ravens, was arrested on assault charges, after he...
JURIST Guest Columnist Kathryn L. Tucker Executive Director of End of Life Liberty Project (ELLP) discusses the End of Life Option Act adopted by California... California adopted the End of Life Option Act (EOLOA) in October 2015, establishing statutory permission...
Pakistan court acquits 112 suspects in Christian home burning case
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court acquitted 112 individuals suspected of taking part in the 2013 burning of 150 Christian homes and two churches in the Lahore's Josep Colony. Ghulam Murtaza Chaudhry, the lawyer defending the suspects, stated that...
Rights groups: proposed Bangladesh law will fail to prevent child marriage
A proposed revision to the Child Marriage Restraint Act in Bangladesh includes a provision that will allow for girls under the age of 18 to marry in "special cases," according to Girls Not Brides [advocacy...
The Catholic Church in Rwanda on Sunday issued an apology for its role in the Rwandan Genocide in a statement read aloud to parishioners. The Church acknowledged that many members engaged in wrongdoing, including the planning,...
Federal judge rules Title VII protections extend to sexual orientation
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Friday that Title VII's protection from employment discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. The ruling came as the court refused...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that former detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison may continue their torture lawsuit against civilian military contractors. Four former prisoners allege that they...
The European Commission ruled on Tuesday that Ireland may recover up to €13 billion from Apple after the company benefited from undue tax breaks. The commission ruled the tax breaks were illegal based on...
