Human Rights Law 
Catholic University Violated Human Rights, Says Muslim Students – Christian Post
John Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University, supports the claim made by the human-rights commission. He has filed complaints of sex discrimination against the university for eliminating coed dorms. Banzhaf said some of the Muslim students …
The Supreme Court, Corporations and Human Rights – Huffingtonpost.com
The case was brought under an old federal law known as the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which allows non-U.S. citizens to bring suit in U.S. federal courts for violations of international human rights law. The Second Circuit dismissed the Kiobel … Continue reading
Dominic Grieve takes on the European court of human rights – The Guardian
From now on, though, you can expect to hear the term used in an entirely different context – European human rights law. There, the government is hoping its meaning will be somewhere between “abracadabra” and “open sesame”. Subsidiarity was the … Continue reading
Libya : UN Panel Urges New Govt to Investigate Detainee Violations, Commit to Human Rights – AllAfrica.com
In its report to the Human Rights Council in June, the commission recorded serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed by the ousted regime of Muammar al-Qadhafi. But the commission said it was encouraged by recent …
‘Don’t meddle in our human rights’… and that’s Ken Clarke lecturing judges in Europe! – Daily Mail
Europhile Mr Clarke, who recently clashed with the Home Secretary over interpretation of human rights laws, said: ‘The biggest priority for the British Government as a whole is to try and get some reform of the European Court of Human … Continue reading
UN panel urges Libya to probe detainee violations, commit to human rights – UN News Centre
In its report to the Human Rights Council in June, the commission recorded serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed by the ousted regime of Muammar al-Qadhafi. But the commission said it was encouraged by recent …
Warning over UK human rights debate – Yahoo Finance
There have also been accusations in the rightwing media that judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg are meddling or interfering in UK law. Mr Jagland warned that perceptions of Britain having a disparaging attitude towards upholding … Continue reading
US Federal court revives Rio Tinto human rights law suit – Mineweb
A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto Plc responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Papua New Guinea copper and gold mine it once ran. A divided 9th … Continue reading
Human rights laws pledge – Gulf Daily News
BAHRAIN yesterday reaffirmed commitment to implement national laws and human rights covenants. Bahrain’s Ambassador to Belgium Ahmed Al Dossary voiced this stance as he addressed a meeting of the EU Human Rights Subcommittee and the Delegation …
Human rights, gender sensitivity and Islamic law – Today’s Zaman
ISLAMABAD — I am in Pakistan to present a paper at an international conference at the prestigious University of the Punjab in Lahore and give a series of speeches at several think tanks and universities in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi … Continue reading
