Real-time comments on legal news by newsmakers, activists, legal experts and special guests. http://jurist.org/hotline JURISTremove_this@pitt.edu JURIST Guest Columnist Eric Leonard, the Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University, says that Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statements regarding the prosecution of George W. Bush and Tony Blair serve as an ardent call for advancement towards a truly universal system of justice...While http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/10/eric-leonard-tutu-icc.php 2012-10-03T12:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/10/eric-leonard-tutu-icc.php Stephen Krug JURIST Contributing Editor Gabor Rona, International Legal Director of Human Rights First, argues that the new wave of lawsuits regarding the NDAA stem from the poor detention policies of the US...This week, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will consider whether to http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/09/gabor-rona-ndaa-symptom.php 2012-09-27T18:15:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/09/gabor-rona-ndaa-symptom.php Sean Gallagher JURIST Guest Columnist Katherine Todrys of the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch recounts her experiences researching disease transmission and living standards in African prisons. She calls for sweeping criminal justice reforms to address the systemic problems of overcrowding, human rights abuses http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/09/katherine-todrys-invisible-prisoners.php 2012-09-04T02:20:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/09/katherine-todrys-invisible-prisoners.php Clay Flaherty JURIST Guest Columnist Mary L. Bonauto, Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, says that the Defense of Marriage Act does not serve a legitimate government purpose and must be struck down by the courts...By the time of John Ferris' death http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/mary-bonauto-doma-constitutionality.php 2012-08-20T15:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/mary-bonauto-doma-constitutionality.php Stephen Krug JURIST Guest Columnist Sapphire Jule King of the International Freedom Coalition argues that states need to enact comprehensive legislation to protect the homeless...Rhode Island's Homeless Bill of Rights, the first in the nation, makes history by protecting individuals and families experiencing homelessness from discrimination. However, http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/sapphire-king-homeless-legislation.php 2012-08-14T11:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/sapphire-king-homeless-legislation.php Sean Gallagher JURIST Guest Columnist Alice Farmer, a Children's Rights Researcher at Human Rights Watch, says that in many cases of asylum, children are presumed to be adults and are detained as such in countries such as Malta...A typical child wants to be seen as an adult. http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/alice-farmer-malta-children.php 2012-08-11T09:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/alice-farmer-malta-children.php Leah Kathryn Sell JURIST Guest Columnist Azadeh Shahshahani National Security/Immigrant Rights' Project Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia says that the unchecked power of the Immigration Enforcement Review Board set up by House Bill 87 is cause for great concern ...Last week, the American Civil http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/azadeh-shahshahani-hb87-immigration.php 2012-08-10T01:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/azadeh-shahshahani-hb87-immigration.php Leah Kathryn Sell JURIST Guest Columnist Niccolò Pons, Assistant Legal Officer of the Pre-Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Court, says that cooperation from national authorities is an essential and proven element to the success of international judicial bodies...The contemporary system of international judicial cooperation in criminal matters http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/niccolo-pons-icc-cooperation.php 2012-08-06T12:00:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/niccolo-pons-icc-cooperation.php Leah Kathryn Sell JURIST Guest Columnist Phelim Kine, Senior Researcher of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch, says that the increasing public challenges to the Chinese government's authority will only continue until its policies reflect a basic respect for human rights and the right of the citizenry http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/phelim-kine-china-oppression.php 2012-08-03T11:10:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/08/phelim-kine-china-oppression.php Stephen Krug JURIST Guest Columnist Angela Perone, Staff Attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, argues that there has been a drastic change in public opinion in favor of same-sex marriage and that courts are more willing to recognize marriage equality for all couples...In just a http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/07/angela-perone-california-marriage.php 2012-07-26T10:50:00-05:00 http://jurist.org/hotline/2012/07/angela-perone-california-marriage.php Jordan Barry