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Prosecutor v. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa et al, High Military Court of Rwanda: An Analysis of Jurisdiction, Substance of Applicable Law and Policy Issues of the case

Adrienne Lester — 2011-02-16T17:07:30-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst Professor Charles Kambanda, from the LLM Center at St. John's University says the Military High Court of Rwanda did not have jurisdiction over the defendants from President Kagame's former military and political inner circle because of their current status as refugees...

Introduction: 1. The defendants are President Kagame's former military and political inner circle. The first defendant is Lt. General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, former army chief of staff. In March 2010 he sought political asylum in South Africa. The Lt. General survived an assassination attempt near his home in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lt. General Kayumba's supporters, family and some individuals within the

The Lisbon Treaty

JURIST Staff — 2010-01-25T08:01:00-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst Andreas R. Ziegler is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminal Sciences and a Professor of Law at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He was a Visiting Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2009. His papers are available on SSRN. On 1 December 2009, the Lisbon Treaty entered into force. It is the latest addition in a long line of treaties aimed at reforming the legal structure and function of the European Union. Among these other such treaties include the Amsterdam Treaty, the Maastricht Treaty, and the Nice Treaty. To state things clearly, the Lisbon Treaty is just a technical

Ricci v. DeStefano

JURIST Staff — 2009-08-31T08:01:00-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst Sheila R. Foster is the Albert A. Walsh Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Fordham Law School in New York City, where she teaches and writes on issues relating to anti-discrimination law and environmental justice. She is also Co-Director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics. She is the author (with R. A. Lenhardt) of The Racial Subject in Legal Theory in Keith E. Whittington et al, eds., The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics (2008). Her papers are available on SSRN. Ricci v. DeStefano (Supreme Court of the United States, June 29/09) was a complicated and difficult case. At issue was the City

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA)

JURIST Staff — 2007-10-20T08:01:00-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst David Glazier is a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles, where he teaches foreign relations law and the law of war. Before attending law school, Glazier served twenty-one years as a US Navy surface warfare officer, commanding the USS George Philip and participating in UN sanctions enforcement against Yugoslavia and Haiti. He has written extensively on military commissions. General Winfield Scott created the military commission in 1847 to maintain order among U.S. forces campaigning in Mexico. Convinced that the constitutional authority involved belonged to the legislative branch, Scott informed the Secretary of War and Attorney General that he would implement the commissions unilaterally "until Congress

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Bernard Hibbitts — 2007-10-05T18:33:00-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst Sally Chaffin is a 2006 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law and the author of "Challenging the United States Position on the United Nations Convention on Disability," 15 Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review 121 (Fall 2005). JURIST Guest Analyst Katherine Guernsey is Director and Legal Counsel of Lord, Guernsey and Associates, LLC; she participated in all sessions of the treaty negotiations, providing legal counsel to governmental and non-governmental delegations.On March 30, 2007, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) was opened for signature. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2006, the CPRD became one of

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

JURIST Staff — 2007-10-05T08:01:00-08:00

JURIST Guest Analyst Sally Chaffin is the author of "Challenging the United States Position on the United Nations Convention on Disability," 15 Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review 121 (Fall 2005) and a 2006 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. JURIST Guest Analyst Katherine Guernsey is an international lawyer and adjunct professor at the American University School of International Service; she participated in all sessions of the treaty negotiations, providing legal counsel to governmental and non-governmental delegations.On March 30, 2007, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) was opened for signature. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2006, the

The Military Commissions Act of 2006

Bernard Hibbitts — 2007-07-05T12:15:00-08:00