human rights

undue burden

The undue burden test established by Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992), was overruled and made moot by Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in 2022.

Establishment of the Undue Burden Test under Casey

The undue...

United Nations Charter

The United Nations Charter (UN Charter) is a fundamental treaty of the United Nations and its system, serving as a cornerstone of international law. Signed on June 26, 1945, and enforced from October 24, 1945, it establishes the organization’...

unlawful confinement

Unlawful confinement is a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

The crime has the following elements:

The perpetrator confined a victim or victims; Those victims were protected under...

vagrancy

Vagrancy is defined as roaming from place to place without a permanent job, home, or material resources. Many criminal statutes targeting vagrancy have been declared invalid for being unconstitutionally vague, which is a violation of due...

vagrant

The term vagrant is used to describe a person who moves from place to place without a permanent job, home, or material resources. In some states, vagrancy is considered a criminal offense. However, some laws criminalizing vagrancy have been...

wilful killing

"Wilful killing" is a war crime as codified in the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court. A prosecution for wilful killing must show the following elements:

A killing of one or more persons, who were protected under the...

Woodson v. North Carolina (1976)

Woodson v. North Carolina (1976) is the U.S. Supreme Court case holding that North Carolina’s mandatory death penalty for individuals convicted of first-degree murder violated the Eighth Amendment. Find the full opinion: Woodson v. North...

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