A Child-Centered View of Foster Parenting by Same-Sex Couples
JURIST Guest Columnist James Dwyer of the College of William & Mary School of Law discusses the controversy surrounding recent removal of a foster child from a same-sex couple...A November foster care review hearing in Utah captured national news...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated Saturday that various UN organizations will sponsor a summit in 2016 to promote progress in addressing worldwide climate issues. During the UN climate change conference (COP21) , the secretary-general...
UN rights expert stresses role of human rights in climate change negotiations
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment on Thursday spoke at the Paris Climate Conference, reminding all nations that environmental issues are human rights issues. The conference includes 190 nations discussing a new...
Brazil's Minster of Natural Environment said Friday that the country's government plans to sue BHP Billiton Ltd., Vale SA, and Samarco Mineração SA for USD $5.24 billion for damages caused by a dam collapse at an iron ore site the...
UN: Climate Change Conference must be a turning point for climate laws
Janos Pasztor, the UN Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, on Friday, announced that the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris on November 30th must serve as the turning point for climate law throughout the...
President Barack Obama on Friday announced that he has rejected a request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The president cited climate change as the primary reason in which he...
UN rights expert warns climate change may pose threat to food security
An independent UN human rights expert warned Tuesday that climate change may threaten food security. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food , Hilal Elver, warned that the intense weather conditions, including droughts, high...
China court finds in favor of NGOs under new environmental law
The Nanping Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Fujian found in favor of two environmental groups on Thursday under a new environmental law. The court ordered defendants to restore destroyed vegetation and pay compensation for the damage that resulted...
Former UN General Assembly president John Ashe was charged Tuesday for allegedly taking part in a scheme to receive $1.3 million in bribes to conduct official actions supporting Chinese business interests. Ashe also previously served as UN...
Federal appeals court bans pesticide linked to honey bee decline
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday blocked the use of a pesticide linked to the declining honey population in the US. The disappearance of a large number of honey bees...
