On Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil suit against Barclays Bank and two former executives for the fraudulent sales of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from 2005 to 2007. The suit states that Barclays sold billions of dollars worth of RMBS which contained mortgages that violated underwriting guidelines or had borrowers who [...]

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced yesterday that cluster-munitions were used on the Yemini city of Saada on December 6, which killed two civilians and wounded six more. HRW stated that is is believed the cluster-munitions were launched by Saudi Arabian forces, who have previously launched attacks on the city, but additional investigations are needed [...]

On Friday the United Nations Security Council failed to pass a resolution, which would have imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan with a vote of 7-0 with 8 abstentions. The resolution would have instituted an arms ban on the country as well as impose a travel ban and asset freeze against three Government and [...]

The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, on Friday, which establishes that Israeli settlements in Palestine have no legal validity. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the resolution, stating that the settlements violated international law, and that they were an obstacle to the two state policy and lasting peace in the region. A spokesmen [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Jean-Marie Kamatali of Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law discusses the benefits of investigating French officials’ role in the Rwanda Genocide… On November 29th the Prosecutor General of Rwanda released a statement announcing the start of a formal criminal investigation of 20 French government agents/officials in the 1994 genocide against the [...]

The Obama administration is dismantling the dormant national registry program that was used to keep tabs on visitors from countries with active terrorist groups, the administration announced Thursday. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (Nseers) is a remnant element from the Bush administration’s response to the terror attacks of 9/11. More than 80,000 people from [...]

A bipartisan agreement to repeal North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” fell apart Wednesday after each party accused the other of reneging on promises. House Bill 2 (HB2) is a state law requiring transgender people to use the public bathroom associated with the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was launched in response to an [...]

Deutsche Bank on Friday announced a $7.2 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the sale of toxic mortgage securities that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis . The terms of the agreement are not finalized but are expected to be in early January, prior to President-elect Donald Trump taking office. Under [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday ruled that State Technical College of Missouri cannot continue mandatory drug tests for all students. After preliminary injunctions and a permanent injunction were reversed, an en banc panel of the Eighth Circuit determined that such a universal and mandatory policy is unconstitutional and affirmed [...]

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday to establish an independent panel to investigation possible war crimes in Syria. The resolution, approved by a vote of 105 to 15 against, with 52 abstentions, will establish the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most [...]