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Switzerland probing unlawful US use of Swiss airspace for renditions
Switzerland is launching a criminal probe into the alleged unlawful use of Swiss airspace by US agents in anti-terrorist operations after authorization Wednesday by the Swiss Federal Council , which said in a statement that there was evidence that & (More) |
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Released Egyptian cleric plans lawsuit against US, Italy
Freed Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive], the victim of an alleged 2003 CIA kidnapping [JURIST news archive; WP timeline] and extraordinary rendition from Milan, is planning a lawsuit against the Unit (More) |
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Egypt cleric at center of Italy CIA kidnapping case freed from prison
Egyptian officials on Sunday released from detention Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , the man at the heart of Italian judicial proceedings against US and Italian intelligence agents implicated in his alleged 2003 kidnapping [JURIST news ar (More) |
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Italian leaders will not testify in CIA kidnapping case
A judge has ruled that Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and former PM Silvio Berlusconi will not give evidence at the preliminary hearing of Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italian Intelligence and Security Services , to determine his involv (More) |
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Former Italy intelligence chief moves to stop CIA abduction trial
Lawyers for Nicolo Pollari, the former head of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services (SISMI) , moved Monday to stop Pollari's trial on charges that he was involved in the alleged 2003 CIA kidnapping [JURIST news archive; WP timeline] an (More) |
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Madrid train bombings trial starting February 15
The trial of 29 people suspected of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings will begin on February 15, according to an announcement from the Spanish National Court Tuesday. At least three of the 29 suspects are expected to take the stand as (More) |
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Egypt blogger faces prison on charges of insulting Islam online
The trial of 22-year-old Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil , who has been in detention since November on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife in his blog , has begun in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Nabil’s writin (More) |
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Bavarian headscarf ban upheld in German state court
The Constitutional Court of the German state of Bavaria Monday upheld a 2004 state law which bans teachers from wearing religious headscarves . An Islamic religious group had sued the state claiming the law was unconstitutional under the Bavaria (More) |
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Intelligence agents accused in Italy rendition case seek political resolution
Faced with possible indictment by an Italian judge, US and Italian intelligence agents implicated in the 2003 kidnapping and extraordinary rendition from Milan of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive] Tu (More) |
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Bush admits Saddam hanging could have been 'more dignified' as outcry continues
President Bush told reporters at the White House Thursday that last weekend's videoed hanging of Saddam Hussein amidst taunts from guards and witnesses fell short of what he would have liked, but nonetheless insisted on the legitimacy of the pro (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.
