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International Law Aspects of the Mideast 'War'
JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law says that while the legal status of the current Middle East conflict embroiling Israel and Lebanon is not easily characterized by traditional definitions of internati (More) |
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US says war on terror not governed by UN rights treaty
Making the first US appearance before the UN Human Rights Committee in more than a decade, American officials on Monday defended their position that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not govern many aspects of the war o (More) |
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Serb move against Mladic long time coming...
Michael J. Kelly : "Serbia has moved against a group of nationalist co-conspirators who have been hiding wanted war criminal Radko Mladic for about a decade. The Serb government, largely unresponsive to repeated requests to turn over such perpet (More) |
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Key former Khmer Rouge leader in coma, unlikely to face genocide trial
Ek Choeun, also known as Ta Mok has slipped into a coma in a Phnom Penh hospital. His lawyer has told reporters he could die this week and is unlikely to survive until the Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal [official task force website; timeline] begin (More) |
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Critics slam proposed FISC oversight of NSA surveillance program
Politicians, civil rights advocates and privacy advocates have criticized the recent White House agreement allowing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to determine the constitutionality of the NSA's controversial domestic spyin (More) |
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UN leaders condemn illegal targeting of civilians in escalating Middle East conflict
Top UN officials Friday condemned Israel, the Palestinians and Lebanese Hezbollah militants for intentionally inflicting civilian casualties on one another contrary to international humanitarian law as violence continued to escalate in the Middle E (More) |
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Amnesty accuses Israel, Hezbollah of Geneva Convention violations
Amnesty International issued a scathing statement on Thursday condemning Israel and Lebanese political group Hezbollah for causing civilian deaths and taking hostages in violation of Geneva Convention protections. Israeli air strikes killed 40 civ (More) |
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Europe rights watchdog calls on Albania to improve 'inhuman' prison conditions
The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) , part of Europe's human rights watchdog the Council of Europe , called on Albania Wednesday to improve prisoner treatment in the country's ne (More) |
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The Future of the EU Constitution: Escaping the Ratification Maze
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Laurent Pech, Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Union Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, says that while it's too early to abandon the troubled European constitution, significant strategic and political a (More) |
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Iraq will ask UN Security Council to lift legal immunity for Coalition forces
The government of Iraq plans to ask the UN Security Council to lift Coalition troops' immunity from Iraqi law, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Michael said Monday. She indicated that a committee formed last week is preparing reports for the Iraqi (More) |
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