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US high court considers California death penalty case
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday heard oral arguments on whether convicted murderer Ronald Sanders was wrongly sentenced to death by a California jury that improperly relied on invalid aggravating factors in de (More) |
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UN expert assails Iraq tribunal, says US, UK anti-terror laws undermine rights
A UN human rights expert Monday said the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) that will soon be trying Saddam Hussein did not meet international standards and should be replaced by an independent UN body, and criticized US and UK anti-terror laws for underm (More) |
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Council of Europe calls for US, Japan to abolish death penalty
The Council of Europe , Europe's top human rights organization, Monday called for the United States and Japan to set an example for other countries by abolishing capital punishment. COE Secretary General Terry Davis used World Day Against the (More) |
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Saddam loses bid to delay trial as possibility of early execution looms
A request made by lawyers for Saddam Hussein to delay the October 19 start of his trial on charges stemming from a 1982 massacre at Dujail was rejected Sunday by the Iraqi Special Tribunal considering his case. If convicted, Hussein faces the (More) |
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Saddam trial likely to be postponed, UK official says
The trial of Saddam Hussein for the 1982 killings of 143 Shiite Muslims in the village of Dujail will likely be postponed, according to a senior British official. Earlier this week, the Iraqi Special Tribunal officially confirmed that the trial (More) |
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Iraqi lawmakers approve death penalty in anti-terror law
The Iraqi National Assembly Tuesday approved new anti-terror legislation with stiff penalties for those convicted under it, including the death penalty for those found guilty of financing or provoking terrorism. The new law comes as a violent insur (More) |
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Nebraska high court overrules legislature on amended murder sentence
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that members of the Nebraska Legislature overstepped their authority when they changed the minimum sentence for first-degree murder from life in prison to life in prison without parole in 2002. The legislat (More) |
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Federal judiciary letter opposing death penalty appeals proposal [JCUS]
Letter from the Secretary of the Judicial Conference of the United States to US Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Arlen Specter, September 26, 2005 . Read the full text of the letter here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Federal judges, ABA slam death penalty appeals proposal
The Judicial Conference of the United States , the policy making body for federal judges, and the American Bar Association (ABA) have sent a letter to US Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) opposing proposed legislation that would (More) |
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Belgium asks for transfer of Rwanda priest case
Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht has formally asked that Guy Theunis, a Belgian priest, be brought to Belgium to face trial for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide [Wikipedia backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Earlier this month, Theuni (More) |
