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URUGUAY: Failure of the Uruguayan Reparations Law to Provide Victims with Redress
Ekaterina Sivolobova, a student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, writes about the failure of the Uruguayan Reparations Law to address Uruguay's responsibilities under international law... One of the legal consequen (More) |
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Libya may be committing crimes against humanity: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that the Libyan government's response to recent protests may amount to crimes against humanity . Pillay cited the use of machine guns, snipers and military planes against protesters, ca (More) |
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Tunisia seeks extradition of ousted president
The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday submitted a formal request to Saudi Arabian authorities to extradite ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] following the filing of additional charges. (More) |
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US military tribunal sentences Guantanamo prisoner to 14 years
A US military tribunal on Friday sentenced Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Mohammed to 14 years in prison following a plea agreement in which he admitted to helping al Qaeda and providing material support to terrorism. Mohammed admit (More) |
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Federal judge grants motion for Bagram detainees to amend habeas petitions
District Judge John D. Bates of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion to amend petitions for writs of habeas corpus on Tuesday for four detainees held at Bagram Air Force Base (Bagram) [official website; JU (More) |
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Federal appeals court overturns Guantanamo detainee release order
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday overturned a lower court's decision to grant habeas corpus to Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Saeed Hatim, blocking his release. In a per curiam opinion, the judges stated tha (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty to terror charges before military tribunal
Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Mohammed pleaded guilty before a military tribunal Tuesday to terrorism charges. Mohammed entered guilty pleas to one count of providing material support of terrorism and one count of conspiracy. The (More) |
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Hungary prosecutors charge top Nazi suspect with war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors on Monday charged long-time Nazi suspect, Sandor Kepiro, with war crimes committed during the 1942 Novi Sad massacre in Serbia. Kepiro was convicted both in 1944 and 1946 and sentenced to 10 years for involvement in the raids. (More) |
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Turkish report finds Israel violated international law in Gaza flotilla raid
A Turkish government inquiry into the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla faulted Israeli soldiers Friday for violating international law. The panel's final report indicates at least two activists were killed before commandos boarded the Mavi Ma (More) |
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Religion and Law in Iraq: A Noteworthy Federal Supreme Court Opinion
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a recent decision by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court is the first opportunity to understand the Court's position on the interpretation of Article 2 of (More) |
Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII
On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.
Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.
