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Pakistan president signed legislation to implement Sharia law in province [this day at law]
April 13, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 13, 2009, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari signed legislation that officially established Islamic Sharia law in the country's North West Frontier Province of Swat, an area bordering Afghanistan. Islamic militants linked to the Taliban reached an agreement with the government to.... [more]
Egypt constitutional court allowed women judges in state court system [this day at law]
March 14, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On March 14, 2010, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that women could serve as judges on the State Council, an administrative court system that ruled on cases dealing with state issues. This occurred one month after the general assembly of the Council voted to bar the appointment of women.... [more]
Mali Islamist groups recruiting child soldiers: HRW
September 25, 2012 by Sarah Posner
Three armed Islamist groups in northern Mali are abusing the local population and employing child soldiers, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. According to interviews that HRW conducted over the past several weeks, three rebel groups, Ansar Dine, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West.... [more]
Indonesia cleric was sentenced to 15 years in prison on terror conviction [this day at law]
June 16, 2012 by Cynthia Miley
On June 16, 2011, Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement with a terrorist training camp in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Bashir was found guilty of inciting terrorism in connection with the terrorist training camp, which was used to prepare.... [more]
Somalia urged to restore judicial system
May 3, 2012 by Katherine Getty
The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, called on Somalian authorities Wednesday to recreate and establish legitimate judicial systems in Mogadishu and South Central Somalia. Bari visited the region for the eighth time recently on an 11-day mission. He.... [more]
All sides in Mali conflict have committed war crimes: HRW
April 30, 2012 by Jamie Reese
All sides in the Malian conflict have committed war crimes including summary executions, rape, the use of children as soldiers, and the pillaging of hospitals, schools, aid agencies and government buildings, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. HRW conducted a 10-day mission to Mali in April.... [more]
Florida House approves bill outlawing use of religious and foreign law
March 2, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The Florida House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would ban the use of religious or foreign law in legal decisions and contracts. The bill, which passed 92-24, would effectively ban the use of Sharia, as well as any other religious law, when dealing with issues such as divorce..... [more]
Negative Connotations Surrounding Sharia Must Be Dispelled
February 2, 2012 by Stephen Krug
JURIST Guest Columnist Abed Awad, a Partner at Awad & Khoury, LLP says that while US courts routinely encounter cases where implementing certain principles of Sharia is required, the hysteria surrounding the "intrusive" role of Sharia in US courts is extremely misguided...In November 2010,.... [more]
Sharia and the Constitution in Post-Revolution Tunisia
January 10, 2012 by Dwyer Arce
JURIST Columnist Edsel Tupaz and Guest Columnist Joan Martinez, both of Tupaz & Associates, argue that given the sentiments in Tunisia and the statements of leading members of its newly-elected constituent assembly, the constitution will likely follow the Turkish model of secular.... [more]
Pakistan senate approved reformed rape law [this day at law]
November 23, 2011 by Meagan McElroy
On November 23, 2006, the Senate of Pakistan passed the Protection of Women Bill, which allowed cases of rape to be tried in secular courts, reduced the evidentiary burden necessary for conviction of rape, and instituted a fine and five-year prison term for persons found guilty of having sex.... [more]
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