JURIST Guest Columnists Matt Eisenbrandt, Legal Director for the Canadian Centre for International Justice, and Katherine Gallagher, a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, say the Canadian government not only rejected the opportunity to prosecute George W. Bush, they improperly removed private citizens’ ability to bring criminal proceedings as allowed by Canadian [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist David Feldman of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law says that there is a growing trend in the UK to hold government actors responsible for violations of international law in the national courts, which should result in more transparent and open government policies…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Egypt’s newly elected parliament to pursue an agenda to reform nine areas of Egyptian law that impede freedom and restrict rights. Some of the reforms urged include ending the state of emergency, reforming police law and expanding freedom of expression. In the report, HRW said: Over the [...]

JURIST Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that Léon Mugesera, who allegedly incited genocide in Rwanda and subsequently obtained asylum in Canada, must finally be deported to Rwanda to face trial for his role in the 1994 genocide… Léon Mugesera, the Rwandan refugee in Canada who gave an inflammatory [...]

The Philippine Senate on Monday began the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona for violating the constitution and the public trust in connection with the trial of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , who originally appointed Corona to the Supreme Court. There are eight charges against Corona, including failure to disclose his personal finances [...]

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) criticized the US human rights record, including the indefinite detention of Guantanamo Bay detainees, in a report made public on their website Sunday. The 90-page report, which addresses human rights issues throughout the world, dedicates 20 pages to the situation in the US, and calls the situation in [...]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan began contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday after he refused to comply with a court order. The prime minister was ordered to appear in court Thursday to explain why he did not comply with the court’s order to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari [...]

In a speech on Sunday, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa promised to amend the nation’s constitution to allow the National Assembly more oversight of ministers and cabinet members. If passed, the amendments would allow both houses of the National Assembly to monitor one another, as well as minister and cabinet appointments, whereas before [...]

In a statement at a conference on democracy in the Arab world Sunday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon demanded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad end the violence against the Syrian people. In his speech, Ban indicated that it is time for Assad to usher in democracy and recognize that the days of one-man rule and [...]

Two business advocacy groups filed motions in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, contesting the constitutionality of US President Barack Obama’s recent recess appointments . The National Right to Work Foundation (NRWF) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) contend that the recess appointments are not constitutional as the [...]