Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appeared before the Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday for an initial hearing . During the hearing the court verified Gbagbo’s identity and ensured that he was informed of the four charges against him, including murder, persecution, inhumane acts, and rape and other forms [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd v. Novo Nordisk A/S , the court heard arguments on drug patents. When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a drug for multiple uses, the Hatch-Waxman Act allows generic drug makers to avoid contested patent litigation by marketing [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged global leaders to answer calls for the right to development . Ban’s comments mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development , which declared that development was an inalienable right. Ban reminded leaders to create development opportunities and noted his plans to address [...]
Former second-in-command of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime on Monday denied responsibility for the deaths of around 1.7 million people during the regime’s rule during the 1970s at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . The trial against three former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, all charged with crimes against humanity, [...]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Monday that Greece wrongly blocked the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in a dispute over the use of the name “Macedonia.” Greece objects to FYROM’s use of “Macedonia” out of concern that the country will use the moniker [...]
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Reichle v. Howards , a case dealing with qualified immunity . The petitioners are two Secret Service agents who arrested the respondent, Steven Howards, following an encounter with then-US vice president Dick Cheney. Petitioners had probable cause to arrest Howards, who in violation of 18 USC § [...]
Seychelles President James Michel on Monday asked world leaders to address security problems in Somalia with greater urgency on Monday in order to lower the rate of Somali pirate attacks in the southern Indian Ocean. In letters to a number of leaders, including US President Barack Obama , Michel asked for raids on terror groups [...]
The Afghan government has failed to ensure and protect human rights since the Taliban government ended ten years ago, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Sunday. Afghanistan created a transitional government and announced intentions to hold elections and create a new constitution when the Bonn Agreement was signed on December 5, 2001. HRW reports that in [...]
Wall Street organizations International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging a regulation implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that limits speculative trading. The CFTC adopted a Position Limits Rule on October 18 on the grounds that the rule was authorized [...]
Myanmar President Thein Sein on Friday gave his official approval to a bill allowing the country’s citizens to conduct peaceful protests, if the protests are approved in advance. The bill includes requirements that demonstrators must comply with in order to hold a peaceful protest, one of which involves notifying the authorities five days in advance [...]
