Palestine became the 123rd state party to the Rome Statute Wednesday, officially joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The Rome Statute of the ICC was signed and submitted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in January. A ceremony Wednesday included many ICC officials, judges, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Dr. Riad Al-Malki. [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein reported Wednesday that retreating Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have been murdering woman and girls previously taken captive by the group. Before a special session of the UN Human Rights Council, the commissioner relayed reports “that Boko Haram fighters who were retreating from the advance of [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center that the Supremacy Clause does not grant a private right of action to file a lawsuit. The court held that Medicaid providers do not have the ability to sue for an injunction to force compliance with the Medicaid Act . Ultimately, the justices [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases regarding federal patent law on Tuesday. In Commil USA, LLC v Cisco Systems, Inc. , the court must decide whether the federal circuit erred in holding that a defendant’s belief that a patent is invalid constitutes a defense to induced infringement under 35 USC § [...]

A US military judge ruled Monday that authorities at the Guantanamo detention center provide adequate medical care to Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused ringleader of the USS Cole bombing . The defense claimed that Nashiri was unfit to stand trial due to inadequate medical treatment. The judge found that the defense failed to show that [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Morse Tan of Northern Illinois University College of Law discusses North Korea and Syria nuclear programs and argues that the noticeable links between the two pose a significant threat to global security… More links North Korea and Syria than what many realize. Besides a similar population of approximately 20 to 25 million [...]

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday announced plans to revoke the country’s long-standing Martial Law Act BE 2457 (1914) , calling on King Bhumibol Adulyadej for approval. The country has been under the rule of martial law since then-General Prayuth staged a military coup last year. If his plan is approved Section 44 of [...]

An Egyptian court on Tuesday acquitted 68 people, including members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , who were charged with gathering illegally and attacking security forces earlier this year. The court’s decision to free the activists is considered a rare move, as Egyptian authorities have been cracking down on the Islamist movement since the army [...]

The legislative body of Maldives, the People’s Majlis , amended the Prison and Parole Act on Monday to remove an inmate’s right to membership in a political party. The measure is known as the Bill on Amendment to the Prison and Parole Act, Act No. 14/2013 . Critics of the measure claim the law was [...]

The US Department of Justice on Monday urged the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse the injunction blocking the president’s immigration executive action. The government is challenging the preliminary injunction issued last month that placed a hold on the executive action that could spare millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. States [...]