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Last Gaddafi Regime Member Caught In Libya
However, there is massive pressure on the NTC to ensure a civilized trial takes place. A spokesman for the ICC on Saturday said the NTC has an obligation to surrender Saif to the court in accordance with the UN resolution. "The Libyan authorities have
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:37P
Al-Islam faces justice on home soil
Tripoli - Libya stood firm on Sunday over the trial of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, saying its courts could judge him fairly, defying the International Criminal Court, which says it is its right try him at The Hague for crimes against humanity.
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:32P
Gaddafi's spymaster captured day after his son
The court wants to try the 39-year-old for crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Gaddafi's forces in crushing anti-regime protests in February. But the NTC insists Seif will face trial at home. “The decision is that he will be tried by Libyan
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:23P
Libya captures Gadhafi master spy
Libyan officials said Sunday they want to put Saif al-Islam on trial in Tripoli instead of an international court in Europe. Interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb issued a statement saying Saif al-Islam, who was captured Saturday near the border
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:21P
Malaysian states look at tough anti-gay laws
Muslims, who make up 60 percent of Malaysia's 28 million people, are subject to both criminal laws and Islamic laws for civil matters. Malaysian laws already allow the government to deport visiting foreign Cabinet ministers or diplomats, should they be
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:18P
JUDGE WARNS OF ANTI-ENGLISH VIEW IN COURTS
He added that it was never and is still not the intention of the Supreme Court to be a “court of last resort in matters of Scots criminal law”. He produced figures which showed that on average the Supreme Court deals with about two and a half Scottish
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:13P
Is polygamy constitutional? BC court rules this week
During the hearing in January, the province argued that polygamy constituted a kind of abuse for the women and children who live in the commune. The group itself argued for its religious freedom. Either way, given the fundamental nature of the decision
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:10P
Libya vows it, not ICC, will try Saif and Senussi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya stood firm on Sunday over the trial of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, saying its courts could judge him fairly, defying the International Criminal Court, which says it is its right try him at The Hague
Updated: 11/20/2011 05:01P
ICC Suspects, Abdullah Al-Senussi and Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Arrested
This includes surrendering him to the court. Should the Libyan authorities wish to try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi domestically for crimes in the ICC's arrest warrant, they can challenge – through a legal submission – the court's jurisdiction over the case.
Updated: 11/20/2011 04:58P
Tenn. law requires residents to report child abuse
Another woman stood idly by as her boyfriend whipped her three children with a belt. Both women were arrested because Tennessee law requires anyone with knowledge of child abuse or sexual abuse to report it to authorities. The sex abuse scandal at Penn
Updated: 11/20/2011 04:42P
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