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 Myanmar court sentences monk to 7 years during visit by UN rights envoy
Myanmar court sentences monk to 7 years during visit by UN rights envoy
Dwyer Arce
February 21, 2010 02:43:00 pm

A Buddhist monk was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in Myanmar during a visit by UN High Representative for Human Rights Tomas Ojea Quintana , an opposition lawyer confirmed Saturday. Gaw Thita was convicted Wednesday by...

READ MORE ▸
News Saudi Arabia minister to propose bill allowing female lawyers in court
Saudi Arabia minister to propose bill allowing female lawyers in court
Dwyer Arce
February 21, 2010 12:08:00 pm

Saudi Justice Minister Mohammed al-Eissa announced Saturday that women will be allowed to argue cases in court under a new law that his department is drafting. The law is expected to be issued in the...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia court sentences 5 in domestic terrorism case
Australia court sentences 5 in domestic terrorism case
Dwyer Arce
February 15, 2010 08:20:00 am

The New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday sentenced five men for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. The five men are Australian citizens from Sydney and are of Lebanese, Libyan, and Bangladeshi descent. The lead conspirator...

READ MORE ▸
News US lawmakers call for legislation to limit corporate campaign spending
US lawmakers call for legislation to limit corporate campaign spending
Dwyer Arce
February 14, 2010 04:42:00 pm

US lawmakers on Thursday called for legislation to mitigate the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision easing restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations. The proposal was put forth by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)...

READ MORE ▸
News Former UK AG calls for clarification of government complicity in torture
Former UK AG calls for clarification of government complicity in torture
Dwyer Arce
February 14, 2010 03:12:00 pm

The former attorney general for England and Wales Lord Peter Goldsmith called for an investigation into whether British intelligence agencies were complicit in the torture of terror suspects abroad. Goldsmith said that government arguments...

READ MORE ▸
News Obama still considering NYC trial for 9/11 suspects
Obama still considering NYC trial for 9/11 suspects
Dwyer Arce
February 8, 2010 09:40:00 am

US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview with CBS News that he hasn't ruled out a civilian trial in New York City for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . However, Obama stressed that...

READ MORE ▸
News Iran officials arrest 7 alleged US operatives ahead of scheduled protests
Iran officials arrest 7 alleged US operatives ahead of scheduled protests
Dwyer Arce
February 7, 2010 04:12:00 pm

Iranian authorities have arrested seven for allegedly planning to provoke rioting on February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution , including several in the employ of the US Central Intelligence Agency , according to a...

READ MORE ▸
News Iraq appeals panel reverses ruling on banned candidates
Iraq appeals panel reverses ruling on banned candidates
Dwyer Arce
February 7, 2010 02:38:00 pm

The Iraqi appeals panel that had ruled last week that 500 mostly Sunni politicians accused of ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party could stand in the coming elections reversed its decision Sunday. In its ruling ,...

READ MORE ▸
News US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
US citizens arrested after trying to remove children from Haiti
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 09:32:00 am

Haitian authorities confirmed Sunday that 10 US citizens have been arrested after attempting to bus 33 children across the border into the neighboring Dominican Republic. Haitian Social Affairs Minister Yves Christallin said that a total of 12 people were...

READ MORE ▸
News Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Russia rights activists detained in anti-Kremlin protests
Dwyer Arce
February 1, 2010 08:23:00 am

As many as 100 anti-Kremlin demonstrators were arrested by Moscow authorities Sunday as they protested against the perceived government curtailing of the right to peaceful assembly. The 300-strong group chanted slogans calling for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. 29
  4. 30
  5. 31
  6. 32
  7. 33
  8. Older
  9. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Kenya dispatch: court finds Shakahola massacre cult leader guilty in the deaths of more than 190 children

Kenya dispatch: court finds Shakahola massacre cult leader guilty in the deaths of more than 190 children

France dispatch: mass marches as student protests spread nationwide

France dispatch: mass marches as student protests spread nationwide

Latest COMMENTARY
Every Tuesday, Iran’s Prisoners Go Hungry to Stop the Next Execution

Every Tuesday, Iran’s Prisoners Go Hungry to Stop the Next Execution

by David M. Crane | Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone
AI Can Now Read Court Records at Scale. Courts Should Let It.

AI Can Now Read Court Records at Scale. Courts Should Let It.

by David Stasior | Broken Scales
Latest FEATURES
What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

‘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

THIS DAY @ LAW

Catalonia declares independence from Spain

The Parliament of Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a failed bid for sovereignty on October 27, 2017. The declaration followed an independence referendum, boycotted by pro-union residents, that saw 92% of voters choose independence. The declaration was subsequently declared illegal by Spain's Supreme Court. Many Catalan independence figures such as then-Catalan President Carles Puigdemont were criminally charged as a result of their involvement in the independence attempt. Read the Catalan Declaration of Independence.

First of the Federalist Papers published

On October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pen-name "PUBLIUS" to promote the ratification of the new US Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.

UK financial markets deregulated on 'Big Bang' day

On October 27, 1986, the so-called "Big Bang" deregulated markets throughout the London Stock Exchange as part of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's financial reform program. Learn more about the effects of the Big Bang in the United Kingdom.

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