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Lebanese Trial in Absentia Faces Many Obstacles to Justice
It will now be the responsibility of the trial judges to decide upon an issue which represents a controversial novelty in international criminal law and which could have a significant impact on Lebanese politics. Article 22(1) of the STL Statute
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:52P
Judges are bound to law, not diplomatic interests
The British court issued the arrest warrant in exercise of “universal jurisdiction,” a principle in public international law that gives any state criminal jurisdiction over persons accused of international crimes. Israel was livid.
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:44P
Ministry of Justice: ICC Request Targets Sudan Peace Building Efforts
Ministry of Justice said the request targets basically the Doha Peace Agreement in which the government committed to achieve peace, reconciliation, stability and development in Darfur with the backing of the international community.
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:24P
Statement of the Ministry of Justice over the ICC Persecutor-General Arrest
Ministry of Justice has viewed the ICC Persecutor-General arrest warrant Request for Ministry of Defense issued on 2/12/2011 to the Pre-trial Chamber to issue an arrest warrant for Minister of Defense, Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein on the background of
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:23P
Playing War Games Could Soon Make You A War Criminal
Why should Battlefield 3 players be subject to international law when Niko Bellic's crimes in Grand Theft Auto go unpunished day after day? What about Modern Warfare games in which a mission must be restarted if the player shoots a civilian?
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:07P
Documents Show Top Officials Lied About Fast & Furious
"Just baffling that they refuse to engage even just to protect the integrity of the agency,” he wrote in a February 1 e-mail to Justice Department Criminal Division boss Lanny Breuer. In another e-mail, Burke complains that congressional investigators
Updated: 12/03/2011 02:44P
Iran sanctions pose legal conundrum for expats
Banki reported the money, which he used to purchase a $2.4 million apartment in New York, in his tax returns as required by law, but was nonetheless convicted of running an illegal money-transfer business between Iran and the US, and sentenced to
Updated: 12/03/2011 02:32P
B.C's impaired driving laws are too tough: New findings
The public should also understand, and be assured, that if you drive today and blow over 0.08, you could be charged criminally under the Criminal Code and could still receive a 90-day administrative driving prohibition. Clearly, we are going to act
Updated: 12/03/2011 02:24P
A year to look at sentencing
By The Oregonian Editorial Board A Public Safety Commission that has spent months quietly gathering data and other information about Oregon's criminal justice system and best corrections practices elsewhere soon will present a report on its findings to
Updated: 12/03/2011 02:14P
The Fate of Dictators -- Justice and Revenge
The ignominious capture of Saddam Hussein was followed by a speedy trial and hanging, televised so that justice may be seen to be done, according to Iraqi law. The capture and summary execution of Colonel Gaddafi of Libya was a barbaric example of
Updated: 12/03/2011 02:08P
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