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News President Obama commutes 95 prison sentences
President Obama commutes 95 prison sentences
William Helbling
December 19, 2015 04:57:51 pm

US President Obama on Friday commuted 95 prison sentences of individuals who have been jailed for non-violent offenses. The act of clemency comes as result of the recent sentencing reform for drug and non-violent offenses. In his...

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William Helbling
December 19, 2015 03:36:29 pm

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a new resolution which outlines a process to work for peace within Syria. The 15 member council agreed upon a plan which will allow for the UN to take a...

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Federal appeals court preserves EPA mercury regulation
William Helbling
December 16, 2015 12:02:53 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday issued an order preserving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that limit mercury emissions and other hazardous pollutants from...

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Northern Ireland judge: abortion law ‘incompatible’ with human rights
William Helbling
December 16, 2015 12:02:34 pm

A judge for the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday declared that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious injury, are not compatible with human...

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Hungary challenges EU refugee distribution system
William Helbling
December 4, 2015 08:59:56 am

The Hungarian government on Thursday filed a challenge in the European Court of Justice to the EU's quota plan that will distribute refugees throughout the member states. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that migrants...

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UN rights expert stresses role of human rights in climate change negotiations
William Helbling
December 4, 2015 08:00:08 am

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment on Thursday spoke at the Paris Climate Conference, reminding all nations that environmental issues are human rights issues. The conference includes 190 nations discussing a new...

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William Helbling
November 24, 2015 09:38:50 am

A Thailand military court on Tuesday indicted two foreigners who authorities believe were involved in the Erawan Shrine bombing last August. The two men from the western China's Xinjiang region have been charged with 10 counts, including...

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UAE court sentences Kuwait lawmaker after televised comments
William Helbling
November 24, 2015 09:38:44 am

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a Kuwait lawmaker for his comments and criticism directed to the UAE and state officials. Last year Kuwaiti lawmaker Mubarak al-Duwailah criticized Abu Dhabi's...

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds ‘wrongful birth’ statute
William Helbling
November 20, 2015 08:14:47 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law that bars an individual front bringing a "wrongful birth" lawsuit. With all justices joining the majority opinion, the court dismissed Rebecca and Lawerence...

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November 20, 2015 07:14:26 am

A California judge on Wednesday ordered the destruction of five embryos following a couple's divorce. In 2010, Mimi Lee and her former husband Stephen Findley participated in in vitro fertilization (IVF). While participating in IVF, the couple...

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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.

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.

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