Iraq's Islamic Bank and the Islamicity of Interest
January 14, 2013
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that, despite Islam's proscription against collecting interest, and a constitutional provision prohibiting laws that conflict with such Islamic rulings, Iraq's courts are unlikely to declare the nation's new state....... [more] 
Federal appeals court to review US Marine murder conviction
July 4, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Monday decided to hear the appeal of a former US Marine convicted of the 2006 murder of an Iraqi policeman. The court approved a review in the case of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III on a petition claiming that Hutchins' constitutional rights were violated....... [more]
Judicial Review of Islamic Law Under Iraq's Constitution
April 26, 2012
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that recent decisions by the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq demonstrate the Court's deference to the legislature over legal questions that implicate controversial areas of religious doctrine...Recently, the Federal....... [more]
Human Rights and Respecting Personal Freedoms in Iraq
March 14, 2012
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that Iraq's handling of the violence perpetrated against an unpopular group of people may ultimately determine the type of state Iraq will evolve into over the course of the coming years...There has been an appare....... [more]
Iraq Presidency Council approved execution of 'Chemical Ali'
February 29, 2012
On February 29, 2008, Iraq's Presidency Council upheld Ali Hassan al-Majid's sentence of death by hanging for participation in genocide and war crimes in 1988. The council had been debating what to do with al-Majid (also known as "Chemical Ali") for several months following his original sentence fro....... [more]
FISA and the Battle Between National Security and Privacy
February 17, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Jimmy Gurulé of the University of Notre Dame Law School says that Congress may have chosen to protect national security interests over the rights of criminal defendants in allowing a lower standard of constitutional protections under FISA...Defendant Mohanad Shareef Hamma....... [more]
JURIST Publishes New Iraq War Feature
December 13, 2011
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Contact: Matthew Shames
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JURIST Publishes New Iraq War Feature
Pittsburgh, PA- December 13, 2011- JURIST.org is proud to announce publication of a new feature section devoted to the Iraq War. JURIST has been providing unique....... [more]
Post-War Iraq: Slow and Steady Progress
December 13, 2011
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that although there are fears that Iraq may slide into chaos due to the impending withdrawal of troops, it is more likely that the country will continue to make slow advances in solidifying its legal and....... [more]
Germany parliament gave final approval to bill ratifying EU reform treaty
September 18, 2011
On September 18, 2005, the Iraq National Assembly signed off on the final draft of the country's proposed permanent constitution and turned over the text to the UN for printing. Senior Sunni lawmakers promised to campaign vigorously for rejection of the charter in the national referendum to ratify t....... [more]
AG Holder defends prosecuting terror suspects in civilian courts
June 17, 2011
US Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday defended his plans to prosecute terror suspects in federal civilian courts, responding to harsh criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging two Iraqi-born terror suspects in Kentucky be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military detention fac....... [more]
Peace groups filed legal challenge to Iraq war
May 13, 2011
On May 13, 2008, a coalition of anti-war activists represented by the Constitutional Law Clinic at Rutgers University Law School-Newark filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for New Jersey seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq violates the US Constitution. The groups argue that unde....... [more]
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