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Minister moves towards an independent judiciary in Egypt
Egyptian Minister of Justice Abdel Aziz El-Gendy accepts the transfer of the judicial inspection department under the independent supreme judicial council. Judges were traditionally monitored by the ministry of justice, which is deemed to be political
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:40A
LIBYA: REBELS LAUNCH A 72-HR ULTIMATUM TO GADHAFI
(AGI) Doha - Fmr Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil and leader of the Libyan provisional National Council launched an ultimatum. The ultimatum was addressed to Muammar Gadhafi on Al-Jazeera satellite TV: if he "leaves the Country within 72 hours and
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:40A
French court postpones trial of ex-president Chirac
PARIS (Reuters) - The trial of former President Jacques Chirac over misuse of public funds was postponed by a French court Tuesday while it sought advice on a constitutional challenge that will hold the case up for months.
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:40A
Group Files Suit Over Prospect Park West Bike Lane
The lawsuit, filed by a group with close ties to Iris Weinshall, the city's transportation commissioner from 2000 to 2007 and the wife of Senator Charles E. Schumer, accuses the Transportation Department of misleading residents about the benefits of
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:38A
'I am going to end up killing somebody': Trial hears of threat man accused of
Trial of alleged murder of Lanarkshire teenager heard from witnesses who claimed the accused threatened to kill somebody the day before she died. Trial: The court heard of witnesses who saw Bayne with Zoe Nelson the day before she died.
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:38A
This International Women's Day, Choose Love
• Anne Firth Murray, author of Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change and From Outrage to Courage: Women Taking Action for Health and Justice. Photograph courtesy of Stephanie Koehler.
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:38A
Stewart Downing spent £45000 on home cinema, court told in agent trial
Stewart Downing, 26, was giving evidence on the second day of the trial of his former agent who is accused of fraud. York Crown Court has heard how Ian Elliott allegedly siphoned off large amounts of money from one of Downing's bank accounts to prop up
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:38A
Child rapist among cases to be heard at Court of Appeal
Sentencing judge His Lordship Justice Francis Belle scolded the rapist and described him as being “reckless” for continuing to consume alcohol when he was aware of the effects it had on him. The maximum sentence for unlawful carnal knowledge is life
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:38A
Setting the Record Straight on Sharia
There may be times that we as a state want to limit some aspects of the private practice of Islamic law. A California court, for example, ruled that allowing women to take a certain sum of money upon divorce, as is typical in Islamic marriage contracts
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:37A
Setting the Record Straight on Sharia
There may be times that we as a state want to limit some aspects of the private practice of Islamic law. A California court, for example, ruled that allowing women to take a certain sum of money upon divorce, as is typical in Islamic marriage contracts
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:37A
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