Jurist
SUPPORT US
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • India
    • Iran
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Sri Lanka
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Academic Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Interviews
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
  • Topics ▾
    • 2020 Election
    • Bar Exams in the Pandemic
    • Black Lives Matter
    • COVID-19
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Apply
    • Submit Story
    • Contact Us
    • Transparency
    • Sutin Prize
    • Shawl Award
    • Johnson Award
    • Wohlmuth Awards
    • Distinguished Alumni Award
    • Journalist in Residence
  • Support ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
    • Sponsorship
News Federal suit claims Tennessee’s “birth-control-for-sentence-reduction” policy violates constitutional rights of prison inmates
Federal suit claims Tennessee’s “birth-control-for-sentence-reduction” policy violates constitutional rights of prison inmates
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2017 09:55:13 pm

A former inmate of the White County Jail, Christel Ward, filed suit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee , Northeastern Division on Thursday claiming that her constitutional rights had been violated when...

READ MORE ▸
News El Salvador strikes down part of family code permitting child marriage
El Salvador strikes down part of family code permitting child marriage
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2017 07:27:47 pm

The El Salvador Legislative Assembly unanimously voted on Thursday to eliminate a law that allowed men to marry minors that they had impregnated. The legal age to marry in El Salvador was 18 even before...

READ MORE ▸
News Mauritania votes in referendum to abolish senate
Mauritania votes in referendum to abolish senate
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 7, 2017 02:50:48 pm

Mauritania conducted a referendum on Saturday to abolish the senate and to change the national flag. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz applauded the vote and and said the move to abolish the governing body would...

READ MORE ▸
News Chicago sues Trump administration over sanctuary city funding
Chicago sues Trump administration over sanctuary city funding
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 7, 2017 02:14:28 pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday to stop the implementation of policies that would withhold federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities." The complaint claims that the the...

READ MORE ▸
News UN refugee agency lauds Pakistan’s measures granting legal status to undocumented immigrants
UN refugee agency lauds Pakistan’s measures granting legal status to undocumented immigrants
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2017 08:13:00 pm

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a report on Friday welcoming a program, almost five years in the works, to register undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan. UNHCR estimates that between 600,000...

READ MORE ▸
News New Jersey Governor signs bill directing schools to recognize transgender rights
New Jersey Governor signs bill directing schools to recognize transgender rights
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2017 06:30:29 pm

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Friday directing New Jersey school boards to "addres common issues concerning the needs of transgender and LGBTQ students, and to assist schools in establishing policies...

READ MORE ▸
News Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 27, 2017 10:27:51 am

The US Supreme Court closed its 2016 term Monday with orders in several pending cases. The court ordered reargument in Jennings v. Rodrigues , in which the court must determine three issues concerning whether...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 09:40:48 pm

The US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a class-action suit filed against President Donald Trump and the US...

READ MORE ▸
News Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 08:05:11 pm

The lower house of the German Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to compensate thousands of individuals who had been persecuted and imprisoned for their sexuality. The law under which the individuals had been convicted...

READ MORE ▸
News Pennsylvania top court rules land-lease profits must be used for conservation
Pennsylvania top court rules land-lease profits must be used for conservation
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 21, 2017 09:34:01 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state government must act as the trustee for public natural resources under the Environmental Rights Amendment. The court ruled that royalties gathered from oil and gas leases on...

READ MORE ▸
  1. ...
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. ...
  8. Older
  9. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
Subscribe to JURIST
Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn RSS YouTube
Latest Tweets
Latest DISPATCHES
(UPDATED) Nevada dispatch: UNLV campus and law school remain on lockdown after 3 people fatally shot

(UPDATED) Nevada dispatch: UNLV campus and law school remain on lockdown after 3 people fatally shot

Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court’s affirmation of ex-president’s pardon opposed by international tribunal privileges politics over rights

Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court’s affirmation of ex-president’s pardon opposed by international tribunal privileges politics over rights

Latest COMMENTARY
The Unfulfilled Duty: 75 Years of the Universal Declaration and Genocide Convention

The Unfulfilled Duty: 75 Years of the Universal Declaration and Genocide Convention

by James Joseph
Child Labor Investigation at Tyson Foods, Inc.: Is Supply Chain Due Diligence the Next Step?

Child Labor Investigation at Tyson Foods, Inc.: Is Supply Chain Due Diligence the Next Step?

by Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile
Latest FEATURES
‘The Face of Impunity Has Changed’ — Interview with Former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, Stephen Rapp

‘The Face of Impunity Has Changed’ — Interview with Former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, Stephen Rapp

Crackdown on Tamil Commemoration: How Sri Lanka’s Use of Terrorism Law Sparks International Concern

Crackdown on Tamil Commemoration: How Sri Lanka’s Use of Terrorism Law Sparks International Concern

THIS DAY @ LAW

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.

U.S. Supreme Court stays Presidential recount in Florida

On December 9, 2000, the U.S. 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.

More This Day @ Law... ▸
Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2023, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURIST is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh