Supreme Court hears arguments in employment discrimination case
By Jaclyn Belczyk on Nov 30, 2015 05:12 pm
The US Supreme Court [official website] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF] in two cases Monday.
In Green v. Brennan [transcript, PDF] the court heard arguments to
determine whether, under federal employment discrimination law, the
filing period for a constructive discharge claim begins to run when an
employee resigns, as five circuits have held, or at the time of an
employer's last allegedly discriminatory act giving rise to the
resignation, as three other circuits have held. The case was brought... +read more
UNICEF urges aid for 1.2 million children in Central African Republic
By Alexis Wheeler on Nov 30, 2015 02:20 pm
UNICEF [official website] on Friday
called for [press release] aid to approximately 1.2 million children
distressed by conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) [BBC
backgrounder]. Violence has persisted in the CAR since the predominately
Muslim-based Seleka rebels ousted former president François Bozize [BBC
profile] in March 2013. More than 400,000 people remain displaced due
to the violent overthrow, with over a half million more people seeking
refuge in other countries. Mohamed Fall, UNICEF's Representative in the
Central African Republic,... +read more
Amnesty: El Salvador abortion law breeding 'atmosphere of fear'
By Gwenyth Gamble on Nov 30, 2015 12:18 pm
El Salvador's complete ban on abortion
[Penal Code, Chapter 2, in Spanish] negatively affects not only women
and girls, but also their families, according to an Amnesty
International (AI) [advocacy website] report [press release] released Monday.
The report indicates that woman who suffer miscarriages or
complications in the course of their pregnancy can be charged with
counts of abortion or even aggravated homicide, which breeds an
atmosphere of suspicion and fear surrounding the pregnancy process.
According to AI, a lack... +read more
Supreme Court declines to hear Mexican states' appeal in oil spill case
By Justin Cosgrove on Nov 30, 2015 11:50 am
The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday
denied [order, PDF] certiorari in an appeal by Mexican states
attempting to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The court
let stand a lower court ruling in Veracruz, Mexico, et al. v. BP,
P.L.C., et al. [opinion], finding that the states of Veracruz,
Tamaulipas and Quintana Roo cannot bring a lawsuit against BP because
Mexico's federal government owns the affected property. The lawsuit
sought damages for the cost... +read more
Sweden court rules against forcing ISPs to block Pirate Bay
By Alonso Diaz on Nov 30, 2015 10:32 am
Stockholm's district court on Friday,
ruled against [press release, in Swedish] forcing Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) to block The Pirate Bay and Swefilmer, a file sharing
and streaming website, respectively. The plaintiffs, Swedish Film
Industry, Nordisk Film, Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music,
filed suit against Bredbandsbolaget, the second largest Swedish ISP,
requesting [Guardian report] that the ISP either block the websites in
question or be held liable for the copyright infringements of its users.
The court judged whether... +read more
Israel Court convicts two minors of murder of Palestinian
By Brittany Felder on Nov 30, 2015 09:25 am
[JURIST] An Israeli court on Monday
found two Israeli minors guilty of murdering and kidnapping Mohammed
Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian minor, in 2014 in Jerusalem. The minors, whose
names were not mentioned in court proceedings [Al Jazeera report], will
face sentencing in January and will be able to appeal their
convictions. The minors allege that they were involved in the kidnapping
but not the killing of Khdeir. Khedir's murder led to violent riots and
intensified violence in the Gaza Strip.... +read more
Northern Ireland court: restrictive abortion laws violate human rights
By Brittany Felder on Nov 30, 2015 09:11 am
[JURIST] The High Court in Belfast [official website] on Monday
ruled [judgment] that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only
allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious
injury, is a violation of human rights. The court said that by failing
to provide exceptions for women who have been victims of sexual abuse
and cases in which a fatal fetal abnormality is present during the
pregnancy, Northern Ireland had violated Article 8 of the European
Convention on... +read more
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