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Europe rights court rules Italian children can have mother's surname
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday that children of married couples in Italy must be allowed to carry their mother's surname. The court found that restricting a child's surname to that of its father violated Article 8 (right (More) |
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The Second Circuit's Ghailani Decision and a Departure from the Right to a Speedy Trial
JURIST Guest Columnist Susan Herman of the Brooklyn Law School says that the Second Circuit's Ghailani decision is both novel and disturbing because the court relied on the departure from one principle—detention for the purposes of interrogatio (More) |
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Italy court convicts Egyptian cleric of terror charges
Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , who was kidnapped in Milan as part of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extraordinary rendition program , was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday by an Italian court after being convicted i (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees accuse Poland in CIA rendition torture
Lawyers for two Guantanamo detainees, arguing before the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday, accused Poland of serving as a secret torture site for the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) extraordinary rendition program . The case involves (More) |
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Italy court begins trial in absentia of Egyptian cleric
Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr has gone on trial in absentia in Italy on charges of criminal association with the goal of terrorism and aiding illegal emigration with the goal of terrorism, based on an investigation from 2002. Before th (More) |
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Poland asks Europe rights court to hold hearing over secret CIA prison in private
Poland formally requested that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) hold an upcoming December 3 hearing regarding Poland's complicity in US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret detention facilities in private. The ECHR is scheduled for a (More) |
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Former CIA chief requests pardon from Italy president
The office of Italy's president on Thursday confirmed that it has received a pardon request from a former Milan Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief who was sentenced to nine years in prison for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egy (More) |
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Italy pardons US colonel in CIA extraordinary rendition case
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano on Friday pardoned US Air Force Colonel Joseph Romano of his conviction related to the US Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) abduction and extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric and terror suspect Osama M (More) |
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UN expert urges US to publish report on Bush-era detention, rendition program
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson called Monday on the US government to publish the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report detailing i (More) |
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Milan court convicts Italy spy chief for role in CIA extraordinary rendition
A Milan appeals court on Tuesday sentenced Niccolo Pollari, the former Italian spy chief, to 10 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of a terror suspect as part of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extraordinary rendition program. (More) |
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer
On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.
