Texas voters approve amendment limiting eminent domain
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] An amendment to the Texas Constitution [text] limiting government enforcement of eminent domain was overwhelmingly approved [unofficial results] by voters on Tuesday with more than 80 percent of those polled voting favorably. Proposition 11 [text and materials] prohibits government official....... [more] 
Supreme Court hears arguments on property seizure, attorney's fees
October 14, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Wednesday in two cases. In Alvarez v. Smith [oral arguments transcript, PDF], the Court heard arguments on whether the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment [text] requir....... [more]
US authorities charge 24 with theft of Native American cultural property
June 11, 2009
[JURIST] US authorities on Wednesday charged 24 individuals [press release] with looting Native American artifacts from public land. The accused are charged [indictment materials] with violations of the Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) [text, PDF] and the Native American Graves Protecti....... [more]
Canada high court rules against property forfeiture in drug proceeding
May 29, 2009
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Canada [official website] ruled [judgment text] Friday that a convicted marijuana grower should not have to forfeit her house pursuant to a sentence since asset forfeiture may result in unequal treatment of convicted criminals. The court, reviewing a Court of Appeal for....... [more]
Denmark court rules counterculture group lacks property rights to community
May 27, 2009
[JURIST] The Eastern High Court of Denmark [official website, in Danish] ruled Tuesday that the Copenhagen counterculture group Christiana [community website, in Danish] had not acquired permanent property rights [press release, in Danish] to the abandoned Copenhagen navy base and that the Danish go....... [more]
Mexico senate approves pre-conviction property seizures in drug cases
April 3, 2009
[JURIST] The Mexican Senate [official website, in Spanish] on Thursday passed an amendment [Article 107 draft, in Spanish] to the country's constitution [text, PDF, in Spanish] that would permit seizure of property from suspected drug traffickers and other criminals prior to conviction. Under t....... [more]
Turkish property rights still fail to meet EU standards: report
March 15, 2009
[JURIST] The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (Tesev) [foundation website, in Turkish] issued a report [text, PDF, in Turkish] Saturday saying that despite recent attempts by the country to broaden property rights for religious minorities, it still falls short of requirements to join t....... [more]
Counterterrorism practices threaten global human rights: international panel
February 16, 2009
[JURIST] Counterterrorism policies adopted by countries around the world since 2001 pose a "serious threat to the integrity of the international human rights legal framework," according to a report [text, PDF; executive summary, PDF] issued Monday by a special panel of human rights experts convened....... [more]
Zimbabwe defies regional court, charges farmers resisting eviction
December 21, 2008
'[JURIST] Four white Zimbabwean farmers were charged Thursday with trespassing on state property for failing to vacate farms that were seized by the government. The charges are in defiance of a November ruling by the South African Development Community....... [more]
Vietnam court gives light sentences to Catholic protesters
December 8, 2008
'[JURIST] The Dong Da district court in Vietnam on Monday convicted eight Catholics of disturbing public order and destroying property during protests over disputed land, but gave them light sentences, letting them all go free. Seven defendants received....... [more]
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