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News HRW: Israel officials calling for extrajudicial killings
HRW: Israel officials calling for extrajudicial killings
Elizabeth Lowman
January 2, 2017 04:22:37 pm

Some senior Israeli politicians are calling for Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians who they suspect of harming Israelis, even if the suspects are not currently dangerous, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday....

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News India top court outlaws seeking votes based on religion or caste
India top court outlaws seeking votes based on religion or caste
Elizabeth Lowman
January 2, 2017 03:53:16 pm

The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that seeking votes based on religion, caste, community, race, or language is not permitted. Religion and caste have previously affected elections in several Indian states, some of which...

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News Iraq militia executes IS supporters: HRW
Iraq militia executes IS supporters: HRW
Elizabeth Lowman
December 18, 2016 01:34:16 pm

An Iraqi militia, backed by the government, executed four men suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (IS), Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday. Because the men were never tried, HRW claims their executions constitute...

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Supreme Court to rule in drug forfeiture case
Elizabeth Lowman
December 10, 2016 07:32:25 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari to Honeycutt v. United States , a case dealing with collecting forfeitures from drug deals. At issue is whether one co-conspirator in a drug deal is...

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News Senate votes in favor of new health bill
Senate votes in favor of new health bill
Elizabeth Lowman
December 8, 2016 01:31:39 pm

The US Senate voted on Wednesday to pass the 21st Century Cures Act , which will allow the Food and Drug Administration to fund more medical research and speed up access to new drugs. Senator...

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News Michigan court rules recount request should have been denied
Michigan court rules recount request should have been denied
Elizabeth Lowman
December 7, 2016 12:51:55 pm

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Jill Stein's request for a recount of the presidential election votes is unlawful and should have been denied. The court cited a state law (MCL 168.879) ...

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Bahrain human rights lawyer charged with insulting government
Elizabeth Lowman
December 1, 2016 01:07:47 pm

Bahraini authorities charged human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Tajer on Thursday with insulting government institutions. In addition, Al-Tajer, who previously defended human rights advocates, is facing two other charges : inciting hatred of a religious sect and misusing a...

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UN: Myanmar muslims may be facing crimes against humanity
Elizabeth Lowman
November 30, 2016 01:16:04 pm

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern Tuesday about possible crimes against humanity committed against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. The UN has found, "a wide range of human rights violations...

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Michigan wolf hunt law ruled unconstitutional
Elizabeth Lowman
November 23, 2016 03:17:14 pm

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a 2014 Michigan law that gave the Michigan Natural Resources Commission and State Legislature the ability to name new game animals was unconstitutional. The Michigan Constitution contains a Title-Object...

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News Missouri appeals court rules frozen pre-embryos are marital property
Missouri appeals court rules frozen pre-embryos are marital property
Elizabeth Lowman
November 17, 2016 01:20:58 pm

The Court of Appeals of Missouri ruled Tuesday that frozen pre-embryos, fertilized eggs that are not implanted in the uterus, are legally classified as marital property, and the consent of both parties is required before the pre-embryos can...

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UN approved Genocide Convention

On December 9, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly approved the first world treaty criminalizing genocide. See the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. For much more information, read Professor William Schabas' 1999 report The Genocide Convention at Fifty.

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On December 9, 2000, the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 to suspend the ongoing recount of Presidential election results in Florida. Three days later, the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, quashed the recount entirely, holding it unconstitutional. Learn more about the Florida recount from the JURIST archives.

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