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On May 10, a Guatemalan trial court found former president Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and war crimes under Guatemalan law.  This was the first time that a former head of state had ever been convicted of genocide in … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill S.744, entitled the Border Security, Economic Security, and Immigration Modernization Act, in a 13-5 vote.  The bill aims to create a thirteen year path to citizenship for current undocumented immigrants, but … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center sued the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) on behalf of couple whose adopted child, M.C., underwent sex re-assignment surgery while in the custody of the state.  The suit was also filed … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland’s law on assisted suicide failed to provide sufficient guidelines on the extent of one’s right to die, as it was never clarified whether those guidelines applied only to those … Continue reading →

On Sunday, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights took effect.  The Protocol allows a United Nations committee to review complaints from people/groups who’ve exhausted all options for justice within their own countries for … Continue reading →

Click here to see the list of the Coleman Karesh Law Library’s new acquisitions for the month of April. Out working this summer?  Here are just a few of the new books you might find helpful! A Student’s Guide to … Continue reading →

Here’s a great new resources for those of you doing international criminal law research on gender issues!  The War Crimes Research Office and the Women and International Law Program at American University’s Washington College of Law have launched a new … Continue reading →

On Thursday, April 18, the Digital Public Libraries of America launched a beta version of a portal to American archival and historical materials. Visit the DPLA at http://dp.la and be amazed! And there’s more! Visit the South Carolina Digital Library for … Continue reading →

Doing some international legal research this summer?  Check out the Dag Hammarskjold Library’s United Nations Resources Research Guides.  The UN Resources research guide allows you to find appropriate research tools alphabetically, by organization, or by theme.  It also has links … Continue reading →

Click here to see the list of the Coleman Karesh Law Library’s new acquisitions for the month of March. Consider checking out one of our excellent, new study aids: The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure: Learning Civil Procedure Through Multiple-Choice … Continue reading →