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
    • Italy
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Romania
    • Sri Lanka
    • Taiwan
    • 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 Arab League justice ministers condemn Bashir arrest warrant
Arab League justice ministers condemn Bashir arrest warrant
Kiely Lewandowski
October 13, 2008 01:10:00 pm

Justice ministers of countries belonging to the League of Arab States said Monday that the International Criminal Court has 'no sound legal basis' to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir...

READ MORE ▸
News British Columbia rights panel dismisses Muslim complaint against <i>Maclean&#39;s</i>
British Columbia rights panel dismisses Muslim complaint against Maclean's
Joe Shaulis
October 13, 2008 01:07:00 pm

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint alleging that the Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's incited hatred toward Muslims. The commission ruled Friday that a 2006 article by conservative writer Mark...

READ MORE ▸
News EU lifts travel ban on Belarus president
EU lifts travel ban on Belarus president
Kiely Lewandowski
October 13, 2008 12:00:00 pm

The European Union Monday temporarily suspended its travel ban on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and several other Belarussian officials following the first high-level talks between Belarus and the EU in four years. A...

READ MORE ▸
News Proposed Ethiopia NGO law would undermine human rights efforts: HRW
Proposed Ethiopia NGO law would undermine human rights efforts: HRW
Deirdre Jurand
October 13, 2008 09:54:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday encouraged the Ethiopian parliament to reject the draft Charities and Societies Proclamation , which HRW officials concluded in a report would severely undermine human rights efforts in the...

READ MORE ▸
News Europe court rules in favor of broad database copy protection
Europe court rules in favor of broad database copy protection
Devin Montgomery
October 13, 2008 09:30:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has broadly interpreted rules protecting the content of databases from copying, regardless of how the information is extracted from its source. The court was considering a lawsuit filed...

READ MORE ▸
News US military judge rules detainees not entitled to Internet access for trial defense
US military judge rules detainees not entitled to Internet access for trial defense
Deirdre Jurand
October 13, 2008 08:53:00 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) released a ruling Sunday indicating that Guantanamo detainees who represent themselves at trial are not entitled to Internet access and some computer hardware and software to aid in their defense. Military...

READ MORE ▸
News China Communist Party approves land use law reforms
China Communist Party approves land use law reforms
Devin Montgomery
October 13, 2008 06:29:00 am

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Sunday approved measures that would liberalize the country's land use laws in an effort decrease rural poverty and increase the country's agricultural capacity. Under...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal Reserve Board approves Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger
Federal Reserve Board approves Wachovia-Wells Fargo merger
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 12, 2008 09:20:00 pm

The US Federal Reserve Board Sunday approved a controversial merger between Wachovia bank and Wells Fargo that had prompted a legal challenge from jilted corporate suitor Citigroup . Encouraged by the Federal Deposit Insurance...

READ MORE ▸
News Ukraine court blocks election decree
Ukraine court blocks election decree
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 12, 2008 08:48:00 pm

A Kiev court Saturday blocked a decree by Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary elections in the wake of the collapse of the governing coalition. The Kiev District Court made the ruling against the...

READ MORE ▸
News Portugal parliament votes down legalization of same-sex marriage
Portugal parliament votes down legalization of same-sex marriage
Michael Sung
October 11, 2008 11:15:00 am

The Portuguese Assembly of the Republic on Friday voted overwhelmingly against two opposition proposals to legalize same-sex marriage . The two proposals, introduced separately by the Left Bloc and the Green Party [party...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 15
  5. 16
  6. 17
  7. 18
  8. 19
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy reaches Supreme Court — SCOTUS Dispatch

Justices spar over statutory text as asylum metering policy reaches Supreme Court — SCOTUS Dispatch

Italy dispatch: voters reject judicial reform, preserving judiciary’s unified independence

Italy dispatch: voters reject judicial reform, preserving judiciary’s unified independence

Latest COMMENTARY
Beyond Westphalia: Why the International System Cannot Survive Another Century of Tribal War

Beyond Westphalia: Why the International System Cannot Survive Another Century of Tribal War

by Louis Rene Beres
Force, Vetoes, and Sanctions: Why the ICC Can&#8217;t Touch a US President

Force, Vetoes, and Sanctions: Why the ICC Can’t Touch a US President

by L. Ali Khan | Washburn University School of Law
Latest FEATURES
Trump v. Barbara: the Supreme Court case that could redefine birthright citizenship

Trump v. Barbara: the Supreme Court case that could redefine birthright citizenship

&#8216;Reflecting the Old Order&#8217;: An Interview with Canadian Senator Yuen Pau Woo on Bill C-12, Carney&#8217;s Foreign Policy, and Canada&#8217;s Double Standards

‘Reflecting the Old Order’: An Interview with Canadian Senator Yuen Pau Woo on Bill C-12, Carney’s Foreign Policy, and Canada’s Double Standards

THIS DAY @ LAW

Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots. The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2026, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh