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...
Iraq parliament speaker objects to execution of Saddam-era defense minister
Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani Thursday objected to the execution of former Saddam Hussein-era Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed al-Tai , joining a group of Iraqi political leaders speaking out against the planned execution. Al-Mashhadani said that executing...
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...
Supreme Challenge: Pakistan's Presidential Election Goes to Court
JURIST Guest Columnist Moeen Cheema, professor of Law & Policy at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan, says that in its forthcoming ruling on the legal validity of General Pervez Musharraf's candidacy in the country's recent presidential...
UN rapporteur on target: human rights of Palestinians must be addressed
Jessica Montell : "Much of Professor Dugard's report simply reiterates what B'Tselem has documented extensively over the past several years: in many spheres the human rights situation...
JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that despite recent remarkable rulings the Supreme Court of Pakistan should avoid venturing further into the treacherous waters of judicial activism and should not disturb the new political...
Israeli Attorney General Menahem Mazuz Sunday ordered a new criminal investigation into the activities of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert while he was serving as the country's trade minister from 2003-2006. According to a justice ministry...
Supreme Court el-Masri rejection undermines accountability for renditions
Aziz Huq : "This Monday, the Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari review filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in the...
Giovanni Di Stefano : "The situation in Iraq is complicated and difficult. Death is common and murder ripe. I am of the view that in the investigation of any criminal matter in...
