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Trial of ex-Liberian president only funded through opening statements: prosecutor
The UN Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has raised only half of the $33 million needed for the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], according to prosecutor Steven Rapp. Rapp, who spoke in New Y (More) |
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Taylor trial delay ruling [SCSL]
Prosecutor v. Charles Taylor, Joint Decision on Defense Motions for Adequate Facilities and Adequate Time for the Preparation of Mr. Taylor's Defense, Special Court for Sierra Leone, January 23, 2007 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported (More) |
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Taylor war crimes trial delayed until June
The UN Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has delayed the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] until June 4, giving Taylor’s lawyers more time to prepare their defense. While the defense had (More) |
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A Gallows in Baghdad: International Justice in 2006
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law, former Chief Prosecutor for the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, says that the execution of Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity brought to a close a watershed year (More) |
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Federal judge denies bail for son of former Liberian president Taylor
A federal judge on Friday denied bail for the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Charles McArthur Emmanuel, also known as Roy Belfast Jr. and Charles Taylor Jr., was charged [indictment, PDF; JURIST report] last week with committing to (More) |
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Son of former Liberia president Taylor pleads not guilty to US torture charges
Charles McArthur Emmanuel, also known as Roy Belfast Jr. and Charles Taylor Jr., son of former Liberia president Charles Taylor, pleaded not guilty in a US district court in Florida Thursday to charges of committing torture in the first prosecutio (More) |
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Taylor son torture indictment [US DC]
US v. Belfast, US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, December 6, 2006 . Read the full text of the indictment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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US grand jury indicts son of former Liberian president Taylor
Charles McArthur Emmanuel, also known as Roy Belfast Jr. and Charles Taylor Jr., son of former Liberia president Charles Taylor, was indicted [text, PDF; US DOJ press release] Wednesday by a federal grand jury in the US District Court for the South (More) |
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Witnesses tell Liberia truth commission of civil war abuses
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) began hearing public testimony Tuesday, with several people testifying about the crimes and abuse that occurred during the country's 14-year civil war . One man testified that he was taken (More) |
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Taylor war crimes trial tentatively set for April
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has set April 2 as the tentative trial date for former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. Justice Julia Sebutinde announced the date Friday during a pretrial hearing in T (More) |
US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate
On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.
The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.
