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Sharif's Lawless Deportation from Pakistan
JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the Pakistan government's deportation of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of his attempted return from exile raises important legal and constitutional qu (More) |
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Pakistan ex-PM Sharif appeals deportation as contempt of high court ruling
Lawyers for former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif filed an appeal of Sharif's Monday deportation to Saudi Arabia with the Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday, asking the court to hold the Pakistani government in contempt for violating an (More) |
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Pakistan deports former PM Sharif to Saudi Arabia after attempted return
Pakistan Monday deported former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia shortly after Sharif's attempted return from exile. Sharif was arrested on corruption and money laundering charges shortly after landing in the country on a (More) |
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US transfers 16 Saudi detainees from Guantanamo Bay
The US Department of Defense said Thursday that 16 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to their home country of Saudi Arabia . Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz welcomed the release of detainees, and said he was hope (More) |
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Pakistan court allows prosecutors to reopen corruption case against exiled former-PM
A Pakistani court ruled Friday that government prosecutors may reopen their investigation into alleged corruption committed by exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , dealing a blow to Sharif's bid to return to Pakistan. Sharif, exiled for 1 (More) |
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UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay already cleared for release: Pentagon
The US Department of Defense has cleared for release one of the Guantanamo Bay detainees who was a legal resident in the UK before his detention, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Sandy Hodgkinson said Thursday. The US has (More) |
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UK seeking release of British residents detained at Guantanamo Bay
The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office said Tuesday that it has asked the United States to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees who were legal residents in the UK prior to their detention. The Foreign Office said that the five detainees - Saudi (More) |
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Saudi Arabia court drops charges against police involved in detainee death
A Saudi Arabian court dismissed charges against three members of the country's religious police force and a police officer implicated in the death of detainee Ahmed al-Bulaiwi, a relative of the deceased said Tuesday. The religious police, also (More) |
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UK parliamentary committee calls for reforms to attorney general position
UK parliamentarians on the Constitutional Affairs Committee called Thursday for reforms to the role of the Attorney General for England and Wales, saying conflicts between political and legal aspects of the position make it "not sustainable&q (More) |
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US transfers 16 Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabian custody
The US Defense Department announced Monday that 16 detainees have been transferred to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay Monday, bringing the total of repatriated Saudi detainees up to 77. The 16 will remain in custody pending Saudi investigations i (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.
