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Members of Kuwait's parliament Monday agreed to speed up consideration of a government-proposed law that would give Kuwaiti women the right to vote. No specific date for debate was set, however....

Ten years after the world's nations pledged to achieve equality for women in the Beijing Declaration , the progress meeting organized by the UN Commission on the Status of Women started Monday with controversy over American insistence...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 28.The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 25.The US Senate and US House are in recess this week. Both will resume their sessions on Feb. 28.The Brookings...

In Tuesday's international brief, Southern Sudan officials Monday ratified the proposed peace treaty between the now-autonomous South and the Khartoum government of the north. The 224-seat National Liberation Council, the legislative branch of the now-ruling Sudan People's...

A spokesman for Iran's hard-line Guardian Council indicated Saturday that women can run in June's presidential election . The council ruling clears up an ambiguous aspect of the Iranian constitution which states that the president...

In an 2-1 opinion written by Judge A. Wallace Tashima, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a casino's requirement that its waitresses wear make-up while serving beverages does not constitute sex discrimination in violation of...

The UN panel charged with suggesting reforms to the UN Security Council is scheduled to present its proposals in New York Thursday. The panel's two main proposals reportedly include expanding Security Council membership by nine seats. The first proposal...

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education (case summary from Duke Law School), a landmark gender equity case where the court will decide whether Congress intended under Title IX to allow lawsuits...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, the current ruling party in the nation's Diet, has finished a draft proposal of reforms to the country's constitution. Included in the proposed reforms are specific changes to the structure and purpose of the nation's...