Japan continues to suffer export restrictions, citizen protests two years after Fukushima
March 9, 2013
Almost two years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Japanese officials report that 44 countries still ban or limit food imports from Japan, as thousands of the nation's citizens gathered on Saturday in ongoing anti-nuclear demonstrations around the country. China and South Korea, both majo....... [more] 
Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program and Lawful Israeli Self-Defense
January 15, 2013
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that, if Iran proceeds with building nuclear arms, Israel may be legally justified in launching a military attack as a means of self-defense...Under international law, would Israel have a right to engage in measures....... [more]
Romania court approves extradition of ex-defense official to US
January 15, 2013
The Bucharest Appeals Court on Tuesday ruled that a former Romanian defense ministry official can be extradited to the US on charges of trying to illegally export military equipment to Iran. Intelligence officials from Romania and the US coordinated their investigations in the case. According to Ir....... [more]
UN rights chief condemns human rights record in North Korea
January 14, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the human rights record of people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on the international community to make efforts to improve the situation. Pillay expressed concern that the international community is....... [more]
Egypt investigating former presidential candidates for treason
December 28, 2012
Egypt's chief prosecutor on Thursday ordered an investigation into allegations that opposition leaders were inciting supporters to overthrow the country's president Mohammed Morsi, which amounts to treason. The investigations are against Mohammed El-Baradei, a Nobel Peace laureate and former head o....... [more]
Senate ratified nuclear arms treaty with Russia
December 22, 2012
On December 22, 2010, the US Senate ratified a new START treaty between the United States and Russia in a 71-26 vote. The new START treaty was the first nuclear agreement between the two nations in twenty years and part of the attempt to reset relations with Russia by President Barack Obama's admini....... [more]
Israeli court reinstated ban on controversial film
December 3, 2012
On December 3, 2003, Israel's Supreme Court banned Jenin Jenin, a controversial documentary by Israeli Arab filmmaker Mohammad Bakri that depicted an April 2002 Israeli attack on Palestinian militants and civilians. Israel's Film Ratings Board banned the film, claiming that it distorted facts. After....... [more]
One Thousand Years of Danger: Spent Nuclear Fuel Production and Management in the US
October 22, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Catherine Jahn, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the eighth article in a 15-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Jahn suggests how the US can improve its current policy on nuclear spent fuel....... [more]
US boycotted nuclear test ban treaty
September 23, 2012
On September 23, 2005, the US completed a three day boycott of a UN conference aimed at encouraging countries to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The treaty was adopted on September 10, 1996, but has yet to be entered into force, as not all nuclear-able states have ratified it. India....... [more]
UN SG concerned about Iran human rights, nuclear program
August 30, 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed concern about Iran's human rights conditions and nuclear program during a visit to Tehran. In several comments since his arrival, Ban stressed the importance of international cooperation and improving the welfare the Iranian people. In a news....... [more]
Families of slain Iran scientists sue US, UK, Israel
August 15, 2012
Families of murdered Iranian nuclear scientists told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that they have filed lawsuits against the US, UK and Israel for their governments' alleged involvements in the assassinations. The father of one of the scientists revealed that the families would ask Ir....... [more]
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