JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the recent Mumbai massacre allegedly carried out by a militant organization fighting for liberation of Indian-occupied Kashmir is a sad reminder that the long-simmering dispute is the tinderbox of South Asia… The Mumbai massacre is a heinous crime, allegedly carried out by [...]
A federal judge on Wednesday re-issued a 22-year prison sentence for so-called "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam . Judge John Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington first sentenced Ressam to 22 years in 2005 for plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999 . The [...]
In a televised address to the nation Wednesday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised to use "every legal means" at his disposal "to protect our democracy, to protect our economy and to protect Canada" on the eve of a critical meeting scheduled for 9:30 AM ET Thursday morning with Governor General Michaelle Jean . [...]
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo Wednesday formally called upon states to prepare for the court's ruling on the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir . Briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in Darfur, Ocampo urged members to ensure there is no political and financial support for [...]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule amendments Wednesday that provide greater oversight and regulation of credit rating agencies. The rule amendments, which were passed to strengthen the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 , will effect ratings agencies including Standard and Poor's and Moody's , who provide graded analysis of the [...]
US Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on Tuesday filed a challenge to a federal judge's decision to stay the execution of convicted murder suspect US Army private Ronald Gray. Judge Richard Rogers for the US District Court for the District of Kansas last week ordered the stay of the execution, which had been scheduled for [...]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday temporarily postponed proceedings against former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba because another member of the pre-trial chamber was granted a leave of absence due to "grave family circumstances." The absence of a member of the chamber left an insufficient number of judges on the [...]
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Philip Morris USA v. Williams , the Court considered for a third time a $79.5 million punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris USA . The Court previously ruled that the punitive damages award based "in part on desire to punish the defendant for [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously Tuesday that Finland violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights – the "right to respect for private and family life" – in a case involving a minor targeted by pedophiles. In K.U. v. Finland (application no. 2872/02), the court found that Finnish authorities [...]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it has settled 59 sexual abuse claims against the church through voluntary arbitration. The total amount for the settlements was $4.5 million with individual awards ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 for incidents of abuse from 1948 to 1986. Springfield bishop Timothy McDonnell said of the [...]
