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 Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin arrested in Egypt
Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin arrested in Egypt
Blake Lynch
March 19, 2013 02:17:42 pm

Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, cousin of Muammar Gaddafi , was arrested at his home Tuesday in central Cairo by Libyan forces. The arrest of Qaddaf al-Dam coincides with the second anniversary of the air...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court rules on class action jurisdiction issue
Supreme Court rules on class action jurisdiction issue
Jaimie Cremeans
March 19, 2013 01:19:39 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that a stipulation by one member of a class in a class action to keep damages below $5 million...

READ MORE ▸
News Philippines Supreme Court temporarily blocks state funding for contraceptives
Philippines Supreme Court temporarily blocks state funding for contraceptives
Daniel Mullen
March 19, 2013 12:50:28 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of a law that provides for state funding of contraceptives. The legislation , which was signed into law last year following approval ...

READ MORE ▸
News Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle investor suit
Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle investor suit
Peter Snyder
March 19, 2013 11:31:59 am

Citigroup, Inc. agreed on Monday to pay out $730 million to settle a lawsuit brought by investors claiming the financial services corporation misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis. According to a statement ...

READ MORE ▸
News Zimbabwe voters approve new constitution
Zimbabwe voters approve new constitution
Samuel Franklin
March 19, 2013 11:13:27 am

Zimbabweans approved a new constitution that limits future presidents to two five-year terms, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. In a nationwide referendum on Saturday nearly 95 percent of voters supported the passage...

READ MORE ▸
News Congo war crimes suspect surrenders at US embassy in Rwanda
Congo war crimes suspect surrenders at US embassy in Rwanda
Dan Taglioli
March 19, 2013 10:59:03 am

Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC...

READ MORE ▸
News UN rights chief lauds Guatemala for beginning trial of former president
UN rights chief lauds Guatemala for beginning trial of former president
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 19, 2013 10:37:59 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay lauded Guatemala on Monday for beginning the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former intelligence chief Jose Rodriguez Sanchez, both of whom...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 09:06:05 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court will consider whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination in Employment...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court hears arguments on voter citizenship requirements
Supreme Court hears arguments on voter citizenship requirements
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 07:52:37 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. to consider Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires citizens to show "proof of citizenship" in...

READ MORE ▸
News Kenya presidential candidate asks ICC to withdraw charges
Kenya presidential candidate asks ICC to withdraw charges
Sung Un Kim
March 18, 2013 02:50:13 pm

Counsel for Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop the charges against his client for lack of evidence. The request came...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 9
  5. 10
  6. 11
  7. 12
  8. 13
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Kenya dispatch: country marks 16 years of transformative Constitution torn between celebration and reckoning

Kenya dispatch: country marks 16 years of transformative Constitution torn between celebration and reckoning

US dispatch: Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with mail-in voting directive

US dispatch: Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with mail-in voting directive

Latest COMMENTARY
Trump Can’t Call Ballots Mail and Escape the First Amendment

Trump Can’t Call Ballots Mail and Escape the First Amendment

by Professor Mark Brown | Capital University Law School | US
Eleven Jurors, No Verdict: What the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Decided

Eleven Jurors, No Verdict: What the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Decided

by Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
Latest FEATURES
‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

‘Genocide denial is often a state project’ — Iva Vukušić on Srebrenica and the politics of memory

‘Genocide denial is often a state project’ — Iva Vukušić on Srebrenica and the politics of memory

THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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