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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 5 May 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A UN human rights expert called for "calm and for all sides to exercise restraint" in the Central African Republic (CAR) Thursday, according to a UN statement . The Department of Defense on W (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 5 May 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against former Volkswagen (VW) CEO and chairman of the management board Martin Winterkorn on charges of fraud and con (More) |
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Guantanamo inmate transferred to Saudi Arabia
The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the transfer of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darb to Saudi Arabia. Al Darb pleaded guilty in 2014. Part of the deal included his eventual transfer from Guantanamo. There are rep (More) |
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Amnesty: significant decrease in death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations
Amnesty International (AI) released its 2017 global review of death penalty on Thursday noting a significant decrease in the imposition of death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations. AI noted key developments such as Guinea becoming th (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 31 March 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy must stand for trial for charges of corruption and influence the 2007 French presidential election. A judge for the US District Court for the Southe (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 31 March 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US State Department submitted a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would require nonimmigrant visa applicants to list their social media identities for the last five years. A f (More) |
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Lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for involvement in 9/11 terror attacks moves forward
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday denied Saudi Arabia's motion to dismiss a lawsuit for involvement in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. Victims and families of victims originally brought su (More) |
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World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 24 February 2018
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A UN committee found Friday that the UK is breaching the rights of women in Northern Ireland by restricting their access to abortions. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled that defendants (More) |
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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 24 February 2018
Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: Twenty-three state attorneys general, led by New York's Eric Schneiderman , filed a petition for review in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday challenging the (More) |
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Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years in prison for Tweets
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison for posts he made on Twitter in 2015. Rajab is cur (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
