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“I don’t give a shit what you call it,” US Vice President JD Vance replied last year to suggestions that killing Venezuelan civilians without any due process would be described a war crime. That comment was in relation to the US bombing boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific in over 30 strikes, [...]

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is expected to appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom on Monday to face US charges of leading a 25-year conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the United States in partnership with designated terrorist organizations. An indictment filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York charges Maduro and [...]

JURIST Guest Columnist Professor Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile of the University of Arkansas School of Law discusses answers to questions about Arkansas' new right of publicity legislation ... The right of publicity is the right to control the commercial use of...

Ricardo Martinelli , the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida on Monday, according to the US Embassy in Panama . The arrest is the result of an...

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega died late Monday night at the age of 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced his death saying, "The death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history; his daughters...

The lawyer for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega said Monday that a court has granted Noriega leave to prepare for brain surgery at home instead of in a hospital. Lawyer Ezra Angel had argued that Noriega should not be...

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was extradited from France to Panama Sunday to face charges of human rights violations for crimes allegedly committed during his 1981-1989 rule. He was already convicted on three...

A French appeals court ruled Wednesday that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to Panama. Noriega faces charges of human rights violations in Panama for crimes allegedly committed during his 1981-1989 rule....

A lawyer for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega announced on Tuesday that French authorities have agreed to extradite him to Panama. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon reportedly agreed to the...

A Paris criminal court on Wednesday sentenced former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to seven years in jail for money laundering. Noriega, whose trial began last week , was convicted of laundering $3 million...