The trial of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon , accused of ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses, began on Tuesday before a seven-judge panel of the Spanish Supreme Court . The court announced in...
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Spain judge to face trial for illegal jailhouse wiretap order
The Spanish Supreme Court announced Friday that Judge Baltasar Garzon will stand trial on November 29 for ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses. Garzon was indicted [text, PDF, in Spanish; JURIST...
Spain high court indicts judge Garzon for jailhouse wiretap order
The Spanish Supreme Court on Monday issued an indictment against National Court judge Baltasar Garzon for his order to place illegal wiretaps in jailhouses for the...
Spain judge Garzon petitions Europe rights court over Franco probe
Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzon on Thursday filed a petition with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) , challenging a case brought against him in Spain that alleges abuse...
Spain court allows Guantanamo torture investigation to continue
The Spanish National Court on Friday agreed to continue investigating allegations of a Moroccan man who claims that he was tortured while detained at Guantanamo Bay . Article 23.4 of the Ley Organica...
Spain judge seeks US government response to Guantanamo abuse allegations
Spanish judge Eloy Velasco on Friday set a March 1 deadline for the US government to indicate whether Guantanamo abuse allegations will be investigated by US lawyers before deciding whether to allow a controversial lawsuit against former Bush administration...
Spanish National Court judge Fernando Andreu on Tuesday issued a writ to pursue an investigation against Iraqi Lieutenant General Abdol Hossein Al Shemmari for allegedly ordering a July 2009 strike against Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf...
Spain high court confirms trial for judge Garzon over Franco probe
The Criminal Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court unanimously confirmed on Tuesday the lower court order that National Court judge Baltasar Garzon abused his power and must face trial. Garzon...
Argentina appeals court re-opens investigation into Spain crimes under Franco
An appeals court in Argentina Friday reopened an investigation into crimes against humanity committed in Spain during the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War and the subsequent regime of General Francisco Franco . The Spanish government adopted an amnesty law...
JURIST Guest Columnists Olga Martin-Ortega of the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London and Rosa Ana Alija Fernandez of the University of Barcelona argue that Argentina should exercise universal jurisdiction over claims brought by...
