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UN rights investigators call for immediate protection of Darfur victims
A UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigative team released a report Monday saying the citizens of Darfur need immediate protection against war crimes, blaming the government of Sudan for many of the atrocities taking place there. Nobel peace p (More) |
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UN rights chief assails impunity for worldwide violence against women
UN High Commissioner Louise Arbour marked International Women's Day Thursday with a stark message on violence against women [factsheet 1, 2, DOC], urging an end to impunity for what was paradoxically the "most common but least punished cr (More) |
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Sudanese appeal forces trial delay for Darfur suspect accused by ICC
The Sudanese trial of Ali Kushayb , one of the two suspects accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region, and two other security officials has been delayed after Kushayb filed an appeal in t (More) |
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Darfur suspect accused by ICC to face Sudan trial
Former Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb and two other suspects are scheduled to go on trial Wednesday in a Sudanese criminal court, according to a report by the official SUNA news agency . Kushayb is one of two suspects accused by the Internatio (More) |
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Sudan ex-militia leader rejects ICC accusation of attacking Darfur civilians
A former Sudanese militia leader recently accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court denied attacking Darfur civilians or displacing refugees in an article published in Sudan's Al Intibaha newspaper Sunday. Ali Kushayb insisted (More) |
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Federal judge rejects Sudan motion to dismiss USS Cole suit
US District Judge Robert G. Doumar of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss filed by the government of Sudan in a lawsuit brought by families of sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS C (More) |
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ICC prosecutor asks judges to summon ex-interior minister, militia leader for Darfur crimes
Luis Moreno-Ocampo , chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked a panel of ICC judges Tuesday to issue summonses for two top suspects accused of committing war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan. The call was the first action take (More) |
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All sides violating human rights in Darfur conflict: Red Cross chief
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Jakob Kellenberger told reporters Friday that all sides of the conflict in the Sudan are violating international humanitarian law . The statement came after Kellenberger completed a 5-day t (More) |
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Federal judge allowing USS Cole lawsuit against Sudan to go to trial
US District Judge Robert G. Doumar has said that he will not grant the Sudanese government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole [Wikipedia backgrounder; US DOD inquiry report]. A (More) |
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UN pulls Darfur probe after Sudan refuses visa for former rights commissioner
A UN Human Rights Council investigatory team Wednesday cancelled a scheduled trip to the Darfur region of Sudan after Sudanese officials again refused to grant a visa to a team member. The UN refused to replace Bertrand Ramcharan [official profile (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.
