Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga , the lower house of the Afghan parliament, on Monday demanded that restrictions be placed on foreign forces to avoid further civilian casualties before recessing in protest of recent air strikes. Wolesi Jirga secretary Abdul Sattar Khawaasi said that parliament has given the government one week to come up with a plan [...]
Lawsuit by the Sami People of Sweden against the Swedish government, Gallivare District Court, May 11, 2009 . Read the full text of the complaint . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The Swedish Sami Association (SSR) on Monday brought a lawsuit against the Swedish government claiming that the state is violating the hunting rights of the indigenous Sami people, also known as Lapps. The SSR filed the lawsuit in the Gallivare District Court seeking to resolve a dispute over mountainous land in northern Sweden. Swedish law [...]
US journalist Roxana Saberi was released from an Iranian prison Monday after an Iranian court of appeals on Sunday reduced her eight-year sentence for espionage to two years and then suspended the sentence. According to statements from Saberi's lawyer, the court determined that the espionage charge was not valid since the US is not an [...]
Lilian S. Ileto, et al. v. Glock Inc., et al., US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, May 11, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it is reversing Bush administration antitrust policies that made it difficult to act against large companies that harm the interests of smaller companies. In a speech before the Center for American Progress , Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division Christine Varney said that the DOJ [...]
Petitioners v. Barack Obama, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, May 11, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion and the accompanying court order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday harshly criticized the Obama administration's reported consideration of reviving the military commissions system to try Guantanamo Bay detainees . ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero called the plans "fatally flawed," saying the "military commissions are built on unconstitutional premises and designed to ensure convictions, not provide fair trials." [...]
Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said Sunday that the country's parliament will consider applying to join the European Union (EU) by holding a referendum when it meets on May 15. Sigurdardottir made the announcement shortly after constituting the cabinet of the country's new Social Democratic and Left Green coalition government . The two parties are split [...]
Military judge Colonel James Pohl has rejected a motion to delay a military commission hearing for Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi , according to a Sunday report by the Miami Herald. The hearing, scheduled for May 27, would be the first to be held since US President Barack Obama suspended the [...]
