Jurist
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Faculty Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
    • Interviews
  • Topics
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Awards
    • Apply
    • Journalist in Residence
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Donate ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
News Senegal newspaper publisher appeals 3-year sentence for insulting president
Senegal newspaper publisher appeals 3-year sentence for insulting president
Joe Shaulis
September 16, 2008 09:48:00 am

Senegalese publisher El Malick Seck is appealing a court ruling which sentenced him to three years in prison and closed his newspaper for three months as punishment for printing an article accusing Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and...

READ MORE ▸
News Council of Europe committee releases draft resolution on Serbian reforms
Council of Europe committee releases draft resolution on Serbian reforms
Deirdre Jurand
September 16, 2008 09:17:00 am

Officials from the monitoring committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) released a draft resolution Monday praising Serbia for the reforms it has made since joining the Council of Europe (COE) in...

READ MORE ▸
News Zimbabwe leaders sign power-sharing deal
Zimbabwe leaders sign power-sharing deal
Devin Montgomery
September 15, 2008 03:05:00 pm

Zimabwean president Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday signed a power-sharing agreement between their African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Movement for Democratic Change...

READ MORE ▸
News US denies Pakistan delegation access to Guantanamo detainees
US denies Pakistan delegation access to Guantanamo detainees
Devin Montgomery
September 15, 2008 02:19:00 pm

The US has denied a Pakistani delegation's request to meet with Pakistani detainees held at the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay , according to a Daily Times report published Sunday. According to the report,...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia cleric convicted of terrorism charges
Australia cleric convicted of terrorism charges
Joe Shaulis
September 15, 2008 02:12:00 pm

An Australian jury on Monday convicted radical cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika and five other Muslims in that country's highest-profile terrorism trial to date. Benbrika, also known as Abu Bakr, was found guilty in the Supreme...

READ MORE ▸
News Preliminary hearing concludes for US soldier accused of murdering Iraq detainee
Preliminary hearing concludes for US soldier accused of murdering Iraq detainee
Joe Shaulis
September 15, 2008 01:15:00 pm

A US soldier and an Iraqi translator for the US military testified against Staff Sgt. Hal M. Warner as an Article 32 preliminary hearing concluded Sunday in Iraq . Military...

READ MORE ▸
News ICTY sentences Bosnian commander Delic to 3 years for war crimes
ICTY sentences Bosnian commander Delic to 3 years for war crimes
Joe Shaulis
September 15, 2008 12:07:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday convicted former Bosnian army commander Rasim Delic of cruel treatment and sentenced him to...

READ MORE ▸
News US Justice Department to ease FBI investigation guidelines
US Justice Department to ease FBI investigation guidelines
Deirdre Jurand
September 15, 2008 10:01:00 am

Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday announced plans to implement new guidelines extending the FBI's investigatory powers relating to terrorism. The plan calls for the merger...

READ MORE ▸
News South Africa High Court invalidates Zuma corruption prosecution
South Africa High Court invalidates Zuma corruption prosecution
Deirdre Jurand
September 15, 2008 09:09:00 am

A judge in South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled Friday that an earlier decision to prosecute politician Jacob Zuma on corruption charges was procedurally invalid because Zuma was not given the chance...

READ MORE ▸
News Virginia high court finds anti-spam law unconstitutional
Virginia high court finds anti-spam law unconstitutional
Joe Shaulis
September 15, 2008 09:04:00 am

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a state law criminalizing the production of falsified, unsolicited bulk e-mail. The court on Friday vacated the conviction of prominent spammer Jeremy Jaynes, and held...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. 14
  8. 15
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
US dispatch, day 4: third officer testifies finding gun in Luigi Mangione’s backpack, judge defends evidence sealing from press

US dispatch, day 4: third officer testifies finding gun in Luigi Mangione’s backpack, judge defends evidence sealing from press

Taiwan dispatch: human rights groups oppose draft legislation eliminating parole for violent offenders

Taiwan dispatch: human rights groups oppose draft legislation eliminating parole for violent offenders

Latest COMMENTARY
Israel’s Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence

Israel’s Death Penalty Bill Would Bring Darkness, Not Deterrence

by Joel Zivot
Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

by Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School
Latest FEATURES
Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

Hamm v. Smith: Supreme Court Revisits the Line Between Intellectual Disability and Execution

‘Every fraction of a degree matters’: A Conversation with Climate Scientist Chris Stokes

‘Every fraction of a degree matters’: A Conversation with Climate Scientist Chris Stokes

THIS DAY @ LAW

Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932. In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's history with Britain.

Alabama admitted as 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state. Read the Constitution of Alabama and learn more about the history of the state.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2025, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh