When Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997,Beijing promised to retain its Western-style civil libertiesfor 50 years under the governing principle of "one country, two systems." Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said ...
The lawyers argued that although Lu Xun's copyright had expired, the rights to his name, likeness, and personality were still protected. His close relatives had the right to sue in court to protect their civil rights....
noting he has never pursued a civil forfeiture case since he was hired back in mid-2016. “All this does is tell the City Attorney’s Office to move forward if necessary and it’s only for personal property. You would always need to go back to court and have a hearing.” ...
"Transplacental drug transfer should not be subject to criminal sanctions or civil liability," the American Medical Association said in 2017. "In particular, support is crucial for establishing and making broadly available specialized treatment programs for drug-addicted pregnant and breastfeeding women ...
who ride bikes in the City of Toronto by mandating the removal of approximately 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in each direction on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue,” the group wrote in its notice of application filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday....
district court, attorneys for the lieutenant claim the officers violated his civil rights when they threatened him with “riding the lightning” and sprayed him with pepper spray. But law enforcement professionals point out that the lieutenant didn’t immediately pull over when stopped by police, ...
(London, UK) he has been talking to White House officials about his view that a recent supreme court ruling on immigration would allow Trump to issue executive orders on whether to apply existing federal laws...in areas beyond that, like healthcare, tax policy, criminal justice, inner city ...
, and was subsequently awarded the Community Champion Award by the Civil Justice Foundation; an accolade to sit alongside his Silver Star and two Purple Hearts from World War II. In 1996, Sparks discussed his Holocaust experiences on-camera for 220 minutes via the USC Shoah Foundation Institute ...
The Brazilian’s Supreme Federal Court’s unanimous decision last week recognizing same sex civil unions has set off a storm of outrage from the country's religious institutions, most prominently the Brazilian Roman Catholic Church.Luís Henrique Vieira...
The imposition of Islamic theocracy will require Boko Haram to ignite...many years of bloody civil wars. If that is the case then Boko Haram cannot be described as a liberation force," he said.As Nigerian campuses were embroiled in the debate over Boko Haram, in the faraway Weatherhead ...