JURIST Daily Digest
In the 9 August 2016 edition:
Today's Legal News Latest Legal Commentary:- The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here’s What Changed—And Didn’t.
- On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
- Indigenous Legal Orders as a Challenge to the Mainstream International Environmental Law Regime
- The Third Time’s The Charm?
- Justice Unblinded
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UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan's rise in malnourished children
By Matthew Santiago on Aug 08, 2016 10:00 am
[JURIST] The UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) [official website] warned [press release] on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused the number of malnourished children in the nation to dramatically increase. While South Sudan's population suffered [UN News report] malnutrition prior to the conflict's inception in 2013, UNICEF stated that seven of South Sudan's ten states have now passed the malnutrition emergency threshold, meaning that at least 15 per cent of the population is malnourished. With more... +read more
Latest Legal Commentary
The Freedom of Information Act Was Just Amended. Here’s What Changed—And Didn’t.
By Jonathan Bruno on Jul 29, 2016 06:03 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Bruno of the Harvard Law School discusses recent changes to and ongoing limitations of the Freedom of Information Act... +read more
On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
By Stephen Cooper on Jul 22, 2016 01:36 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper, a former DC public defender, addresses prosecutor Michele Hanisee's remarks concerning the death penalty in California... +read more
Indigenous Legal Orders as a Challenge to the Mainstream International Environmental Law Regime
By Mahmudul Hasan on Jul 19, 2016 10:26 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Mahmudul Hasan of University of Development Alternative discusses how international environmental law can be influenced by indigenous orders... +read more
The Third Time’s The Charm?
By Allen Hammond on Jul 16, 2016 01:54 pm
JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Hammond of the Santa Clara Law School discusses a recent net neutrality ruling and what it means for the future of the internet... +read more
Justice Unblinded
By Andreas Kuersten on Jul 16, 2016 10:54 am
JURIST Guest Columnist Andreas Kuersten, Law Clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF), discusses racial bias' impact on black individuals, both in court and on the bench... +read more
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