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Federal judge urges new approach in handling Guantanamo detainee cases
A federal judge called Tuesday on members of Congress and the president to give serious consideration to formulating a different approach for the handling of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circui (More) |
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The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
JURIST Guest Columnist, Faisal Kutty of the Valparaiso University Law School says that the Muslim community has risen to the challenge of addressing the mainstream about extremists within, and that, to win the war on terror, democratic governments mu (More) |
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In Alabama, "Back Door" Restrictions on Abortion and Roe
JURIST Guest Columnist LaJuana Davis of the Cumberland School of Law evaluates the implications of legislative efforts in Alabama and other states to restrict access to abortions... (More) |
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Federal appeals court blocks Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law was challenged last year by Ode (More) |
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Libya Congress bans Gaddafi senior officials from new administration
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) on Sunday approved the political isolation law, which would ban anyone who worked as a senior official under Muammar Gaddafi from holding a position in Libya's government for the next 10 years. Current offi (More) |
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Libya Congress to vote on ban of Gaddafi regime officials from new administration
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) met Sunday to vote on a draft law that could ban anyone who worked for Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive], including Libya's Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan , from holding a position in Libya's c (More) |
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Ireland government introduced abortion legislation
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday introduced the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 , which would establish new rules determining when abortions may be performed to save the life of the mother. The proposed law would not sign (More) |
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UN Refugee Agency creates 'mobile' court to serve refugee settlement in Uganda
The government of Uganda and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday launched a 'mobile' court intended to serve both the migrant population of the Nakivale settlement and nearby Ugandan nationals. The project is intended to provide quicker access (More) |
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Saudi Arabia court sentences human rights activitsts to 10 years in prison
A Saudi Arabian criminal court in Riyadh on Saturday sentenced two Saudi Arabian human rights activists on to at least 10 years in prison. The activists were found guilty earlier that day of sedition, providing foreign media with inaccurate informa (More) |
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UN rights expert calls for international debate on health care abuse amounting to torture
UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez called Tuesday for a debate on abuses and mistreatment in health care settings that potentially equate to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. The call for debate was based u (More) |
India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster
On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court.
Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.
