Today's Legal News
Arkansas top court orders stay on disclosure of execution drugs
By Alexandra Farone on Dec 04, 2015 02:03 pm
[JURIST] The Arkansas Supreme Court [official website] on Friday
granted [order, PDF] an emergency stay of a lower court's order for
immediate disclosure of planned lethal injection drugs and their
chemical suppliers. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen
[official profile] ordered [text, PDF] the state on Thursday
to release this information, siding with eight prisoners who claimed
they have a right to know if the drugs planned for their executions will
cause undue suffering. Griffen ruled that the suppliers have... +read more
El Salvador ex-president faces corruption trial
By Alexandra Farone on Dec 04, 2015 01:36 pm
[JURIST] A Salvadoran judge on Thursday
ordered former president Francisco Flores to stand trial on corruption
charges. Flores is charged [Guardian report] with embezzlement and
illegal enrichment for allegedly diverting USD $15 million from
Taiwanese donation to his personal and political bank accounts. The
donations were intended to help victims of a 2001 earthquake in the
region. Flores also faces charges [AP report] for failing to report to a
committee of the Legislative Assembly [official website, in Spanish]
tasked with... +read more
Dominican Republic high court restores total abortion ban
By Taylor Gillan on Dec 04, 2015 09:15 am
A Dominican court on Wednesday
blocked a new law that would have decriminalized abortion if a pregnant
woman's life was at risk, thus reinstating a total ban on abortion
within the country. The Constitutional Tribunal's ruling, which upholds a
law from 1884, cannot be appealed [Reuters report]. The new law had
been scheduled to go into effect on December 27.
Human rights groups have spoken out against the ruling, with Amnesty
International (AI) [advocacy website] stating [AI report] that the... +read more
Hungary challenges EU refugee distribution system
By William Helbling on Dec 04, 2015 08:59 am
[JURIST] The Hungarian government on Thursday
filed a challenge [press release, in Hungarian] in the European Court
of Justice to the EU's quota plan that will distribute refugees
throughout the member states. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
believes that migrants pose a threat to the nation after the attacks in
Paris. Before borders were closed in October, Hungary opened its nation
to 386,000 migrants. Orban has claimed that the Paris attackers
recruited migrants from a train station in Budapest. Last... +read more
Ecuador lawmakers end presidential term limits
By Taylor Gillan on Dec 04, 2015 08:43 am
Ecuador's National Assembly [official website, in Spanish] on Thursday
passed a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits,
beginning in 2021. The 16 constitutional amendments were approved in a
vote of 100-8 in a legislature where sitting President Rafael Correa's
political party, Alianza Pais [party website, in Spanish], has a
two-thirds majority. Though Correa, who has been president since 2007
and will finish his second term in 2017, has said that he will not
participate [AP report] in the next election... +read more
UN SG condemns human rights violations against children in Iraq
By Taylor Isaac on Dec 04, 2015 08:14 am
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] on Wednesday
condemned [report, PDF] rights violations against the of children in
Iraq [UN News Centre report] by the Islamic State (IS). Ban stated, "I
condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the continuous grave
violations committed against children in armed conflict," noting in his
report that IS's actions may considered war crimes or crimes against
humanity:[T]he document nonetheless highlights "worsening trends" as
regards the killing and maiming, recruitment of child soldiers, sexual
violence, attacks... +read more
UN rights expert stresses role of human rights in climate change negotiations
By William Helbling on Dec 04, 2015 08:00 am
[JURIST] The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment on Thursday
spoke [press release] at the Paris Climate Conference, reminding all
nations that environmental issues are human rights issues. The
conference includes 190 nations discussing a new universal agreement
that would work to reduce greenhouse gas to combat global warming.
Special Rapporteur John Knox said that, "[g]overnments do not check
their human rights obligations at the door when they respond to climate
change." He reminded delegates, "[e]very... +read more
ICTY unveils arrest warrants for three involved in Seselj trial
By Ashley Hogan on Dec 04, 2015 07:44 am
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslav (ICTY) [official website] publicly announced [press release] on Tuesday
confidential charges and arrest warrants [order, PDF] for contempt of
court against three people involved in the Vojislav Šešelj trial [ICTY
case materials]. Petar Jojić, Jovo Ostojić and Vjerica Radeta, two
defense lawyers and an associate of Seselj, are suspected of having
threatened, intimidated, offered bribes to, or otherwise interfered with
two witnesses in the trial against Šešelj and other contempt cases
[ICTY... +read more
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