Turkish police arrest 6 former military officials involved in 1997 coup
Turkish police on Tuesday arrested six former military officials for their involvement in the 1997 coup which led Turkey's Islamist-led government to resign. The six officials were among the 10 suspects prosecutors included in their arrest warrants. They have...
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected challenges to the court's jurisdiction in two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence , clearing the way for trial....
Supreme Court rules double jeopardy does not attach in jury deadlocks
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Wednesday in Blueford v. Arkansas that the double jeopardy clause does not prevent the re-prosecution of a greater offense if a jury deadlocks on...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of maritime piracy includes an armed attack to hijack a ship, even if the attempt is unsuccessful. In one...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC that § 6501(e)(1)(A) of the IRS code does not apply to an overstatement of basis. Ordinarily,...
Federal Law Preempts Only Two Provisions of Arizona Immigration Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Steven Fazzi, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, is a Legislative and Comment Editor for the McGeorge Law Review. Here he argues that the Supreme Court should find federal law preempts only two provisions of...
JURIST Guest Columnist Anna Heatherington, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the fourth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Heatherington...
JURIST Guest Columnist Niccolò Pons, Assistant Legal Officer of the Pre-Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Court, says that the guilty verdict against Thomas Lubanga, the first verdict issued by the ICC, is a victory for both the former commander's...
Strict Food Import Regulations and their Impact on Exporters
JURIST Columnist Volha Samasiuk is an LL.M. Candidate from the University of Arkansas School of Law, and she was formerly a legal consultant for the Belarus Food Safety Improvement Project. Here she discusses food import laws in the US and...
Belgium urges ICJ to order Senegal to prosecute or extradite Chad ex-president Habre
Lawyers for the Belgian government on Monday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Senegal to either prosecute former president of Chad Hissene Habre or extradite him to...
