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
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • 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 Russian human rights official appeals ruling against Khodorkovsky
Russian human rights official appeals ruling against Khodorkovsky
Daniel Mullen
December 25, 2012 11:44:29 am

The Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia, Vladimir Lukin , filed an appeal in a Moscow court on Tuesday following the ruling against Mikhail Khodorkovsky , the former CEO of Yukos, and his business...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge denies Planned Parenthood request to uphold contract with Oklahoma
Federal judge denies Planned Parenthood request to uphold contract with Oklahoma
Daniel Mullen
December 25, 2012 10:40:41 am

Judge Stephen Friot of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday denied a request from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland to prevent Oklahoma from terminating its contract with them. Planned...

READ MORE ▸
News Massachusetts top court rules police can search cell phones without warrants
Massachusetts top court rules police can search cell phones without warrants
Daniel Mullen
December 6, 2012 11:22:50 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that police do not need a warrant to search a suspect's cell phone once the suspect been lawfully arrested. The defendant was arrested after police observed him participating in...

READ MORE ▸
News ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
Daniel Mullen
December 3, 2012 12:12:28 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday regarding a longtime border dispute between Chile and Peru . Peru first filed its application with the ICJ in 2008 alleging...

READ MORE ▸
News Government report: Guantanamo detainees could be safely absorbed by US prisons
Government report: Guantanamo detainees could be safely absorbed by US prisons
Daniel Mullen
November 29, 2012 12:22:27 pm

US Senator Dianne Feinstein released a report by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday which asserts that US prisons could safely absorb the 166 detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay military prison...

READ MORE ▸
News Serbia asks UN tribunal to hand over evidence against freed Croatian generals
Serbia asks UN tribunal to hand over evidence against freed Croatian generals
Daniel Mullen
November 26, 2012 12:16:15 pm

The Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor sent a letter to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday requesting materials and evidence from the case files of...

READ MORE ▸
News Arizona judge allows state to transfer funds for injured workers to balance budget
Arizona judge allows state to transfer funds for injured workers to balance budget
Daniel Mullen
November 24, 2012 02:10:24 pm

Judge Portley of the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the state legislature can transfer funds from the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) to the state's general fund. The ICA was...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia approves extradition of alleged Serbian war criminal
Australia approves extradition of alleged Serbian war criminal
Daniel Mullen
November 19, 2012 12:04:32 pm

A spokesperson for the Australian Minister for Justice said Saturday that he has approved the extradition of Serbian war crimes suspect, Dragan Vasiljkovic , to Croatia. Vasiljkovic is accused of torturing and killing captured members...

READ MORE ▸
News Ireland deputy PM pledges to clarify abortion laws following death
Ireland deputy PM pledges to clarify abortion laws following death
Daniel Mullen
November 15, 2012 11:28:03 am

Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore pledged Thursday to bring "legal clarity" to Ireland's abortion laws following the death of Savita Halappanavar , a 31-year-old dentist who was denied a potentially life saving abortion....

READ MORE ▸
News Federal appeals court strikes down part of DOMA
Federal appeals court strikes down part of DOMA
Daniel Mullen
October 18, 2012 12:42:18 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . Section 3 defines "marriage" under federal law as a "legal union between...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. 14
  8. Older
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Ghana dispatch: Qatar forum spotlights replicable government policies addressing poverty and workforce gaps

Ghana dispatch: Qatar forum spotlights replicable government policies addressing poverty and workforce gaps

US dispatch, day 2: Pennsylvania police officer testifies Mangione gave false name, carried $7,000 during McDonald’s arrest

US dispatch, day 2: Pennsylvania police officer testifies Mangione gave false name, carried $7,000 during McDonald’s arrest

Latest COMMENTARY
Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law

by Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School
How a Cold War Sanctions Law Could Become a Tool for Domestic Control

How a Cold War Sanctions Law Could Become a Tool for Domestic Control

by Nadine Jones
Latest FEATURES
Explainer: What Nigerian and International Law Demand in Response to Mass Abductions

Explainer: What Nigerian and International Law Demand in Response to Mass Abductions

The Paradox of Trump’s Drug War: Pardons for the Convicted, Drone Strikes for the Suspected

The Paradox of Trump’s Drug War: Pardons for the Convicted, Drone Strikes for the Suspected

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.

US Supreme Court stays Presidential recount in Florida

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.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2025, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh