Iran and the Death Penalty
The Iranian government has carried out forty (40) executions in the two weeks since the beginning of 2014, claims human rights group Amnesty International in a statement published Thursday. “The spike...
View ArticleIndian Supreme Court Continues to Criminalize Gay Sex
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to reconsider its verdict that affirmed the legality of Section 377 and criminalized gay sex, dealing a severe blow to the government’s attempt to get the law...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia, Counter-terrorism, and Free Speech
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ratified a new counterterrorism law that goes into effect last June in the Arab nation, drawing criticism from human rights groups who argue the law unduly...
View ArticleMany Nations Object to U.N. Tacitly Condoning Same-Sex Relationships
Many nations at this week’s United Nations population conference object to giving women the right to make their own sexual decisions, fearing that it would lead to the condonation of same-sex...
View ArticleKeeping the War on Terror Out of U.S. Federal Courts
On July 16, 2014, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to hear GTMO detainee Mammar Ameur’s claim for violations of the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Religious...
View ArticleDemanding Stronger Protection for Freedom of Expression
Brave journalists on the front lines of conflict situations are more and more frequently being used as pawns in the center of these conflicts. On September 2, 2014, ISIS circulated yet another horrific...
View ArticleInternational Surrogacy: rights versus morals
There is justifiable discussion concerning the need to unify many areas of international law. From human rights, to international trade and sales, many practices are in need of overhaul. Most...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (“CRC”) is 25 years old. Which means, for 25 years the United States has failed to ratify the treaty, which has become the most ratified human rights treaty...
View ArticleGambia’s ‘aggravated homosexuality’ law aggravates all
Earlier this month, Gambia passed one of the more superfluous anti-gay laws to date. The newest addition to the already homophobic criminal code is the offence of “aggravated homosexuality”—a crime...
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Recalling Korematsu – Profiling, Security, and U.S. Immigration Policy
Post by Matthew Liponis, J.D. expected May 2018, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. On January 30, 1919, Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu was born. This date is totally inconsequential from a...
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