NATO forces exposing detainees to torture risk with Afghanistan transfers: Amnesty
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) , led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is exposing terrorism detainees to risks of torture by transferring NATO-held detainees into custody of Afghanistan authorities, Amnesty International said in...
US appeals dismissal of immigration fraud charges against Cuban militant
The US Department of Justice filed an appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Tuesday against the dismissal of immigration fraud charges against anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles [JURIST news archive;...
Environmental groups challenge Chertoff lift of barriers to border fence
Two environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed an amended complaint challenging the constitutionality of the Real ID Act in response to actions taken by US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last month. Defenders of Wildlife and...
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that Judge Michael Mukasey's written response to Senate Judiciary Committee follow-up inquiries concerning his views on the legality of waterboarding and torture demonstrate views of America's...
Law of the Sea treaty heads for full US Senate vote after committee approval
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17-4 Wednesday to send the 1994 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to the full US Senate for ratification. The...
Peru bringing maritime boundary dispute with Chile before ICJ
The government of Peru plans to file a complaint against Chile with the International Court of Justice seeking resolution of the countries' maritime boundary dispute in November or December, el Comercio...
UK government launches Bill of Rights drive in move towards written constitution
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday announced the launch of a nationwide public consultation leading to a new as-yet-undrafted "Bill of Rights and Duties" in what he described as part of a process of "moving...
Extraordinary Rendition and the State Secrets Privilege: A Self-inflicted Wound?
JURIST Special Guest Columnist William Weaver of the University of Texas El Paso Political Science Department says that the lawsuit by five victims of extraordinary rendition against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan has given the federal judiciary another opportunity to consider...
Is waterboarding torture? Judge Mukasey says he doesn't know
Gary Solis : " Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey could not or would not say if he considers waterboarding...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Monday chided the Canadian government for not doing enough to maintain Canada's reputation in the global community as an advocate for human rights . Arbour, a former...
