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TSA lawyer subpoenaed by Moussaoui trial court to explain herself
Transportation Security Administration lawyer Carla Martin has been subpoenaed to testify in federal court next Monday regarding her conduct in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial , sources close to the case said Thursday. Martin has been accus (More) |
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International brief ~ UN humanitarian chief urges Sudan to accept peacekeepers
Leading Thursday's international brief, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland has called on Sudan to accept the presence of a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur as essential to protecting Sudan's citizens. Egeland s (More) |
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Afghan judge says courts will not bow to outside pressure in Christian convert case
Afghanistan Supreme Court Judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada said Thursday that Afghan courts will not bow to outside pressure in the case of Abdul Rahman , who has been jailed for converting to Christianity and who could face the death penalty under Isl (More) |
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Afghanistan says court will rule whether Christian convert faces death penalty
The government of Afghanistan said Wednesday that a court would rule on whether Abdul Rahman, accused of converting to Christianity, will face the death penalty for his conversion. Under Islamic law, apostasy is a capital offense. The case against h (More) |
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International brief ~ Afghan citizen faces death penalty for converting to Christianity
Leading Monday's international brief, an Afghani man is on trial for criminal charges punishable by death related to his conversion from Islam to Christianity over 16 years ago while working for a Christian aid organization in Pakistan. Abdul Ra (More) |
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OSCE slams Belarus elections as 'severely flawed'
International election observers said Monday that this weekend's elections in Belarus , which secured a third term for Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko [official website; BBC profile], were "severely flawed" and failed to meet d (More) |
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Moussaoui sentencing trial resumes after delay
The sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui will resume on Monday after being stayed last week to allow for investigation of misconduct by Transportation Security Administration lawyer Carla Martin. Defense attorneys are set to cross-examine FBI (More) |
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Saddam insists trial should remain in Iraq, defense lawyer says
Saddam Hussein has rejected a suggestion from his lawyers to transfer his trial out of Iraq, claiming "I was born in Iraq and I want to die there," according to Jordanian lawyer Salah al-Armuti in an interview with the Al-Sharqu Al-Awsat (More) |
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TSA lawyer in Moussaoui case placed on leave for misconduct
Carla Martin, the Transportation Security Administration lawyer who improperly coached witnesses against defendant Zacarias Moussaoui in his September 11 sentencing trial, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday. According to trial judg (More) |
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Belarus slammed for rights abuses in run-up to election
Adrian Severin, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus , censured the Belarusian government headed by President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday for a series of allegedly abusive tactics ahead of Sunday's presidential (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
