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News ICC drops charges against Sudan rebel leader
ICC drops charges against Sudan rebel leader
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
February 8, 2010 12:04:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday declined to confirm charges against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda . The ruling came after a preliminary hearing ...

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News Canada government will not seek Khadr repatriation
Canada government will not seek Khadr repatriation
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
February 5, 2010 07:41:00 am

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday that the Harper administration will not seek the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr . Cannon said that while the government is considering options...

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News Arar appeals rendition suit to Supreme Court
Arar appeals rendition suit to Supreme Court
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
February 2, 2010 07:39:00 am

Canadian citizen Maher Arar on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that he cannot sue the US government for damages based on his...

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News France parliamentary commission recommends partial burqa ban
France parliamentary commission recommends partial burqa ban
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 26, 2010 01:31:00 pm

The French parliamentary commission charged with investigating whether to enact laws banning the wearing of burqas or other "full veils" released its report Tuesday calling for a partial ban. The panel urged...

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News France burqa ban proposal likely limited to public buildings: reports
France burqa ban proposal likely limited to public buildings: reports
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 25, 2010 12:17:00 pm

The French parliament will likely limit a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab, full face veils worn by some devout Muslim women, to public buildings only, according to Monday reports. A...

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News Spain court orders pilot extradited to Argentina for alleged role in ‘Dirty War’
Spain court orders pilot extradited to Argentina for alleged role in ‘Dirty War’
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 19, 2010 08:19:00 am

The Spanish High Court on Monday ordered the extradition of pilot Julio Alberto Poch so that he may be tried in Argentina for his alleged role in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST...

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News New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill
New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 12, 2010 08:43:00 am

The New Jersey Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would legalize medical marijuana . The legislation would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer,...

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News Denmark prosecutors add terrorism charge in Muhammad cartoonist attempted killing
Denmark prosecutors add terrorism charge in Muhammad cartoonist attempted killing
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
January 11, 2010 11:58:00 am

Danish prosecutors on Monday brought an additional charge of terrorism against the Somali man already charged with the attempted murders of Kurt Westergaard, illustrator of the controversial 2005 cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad as a...

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News Canada judge quashes security certificate against alleged terror suspect
Canada judge quashes security certificate against alleged terror suspect
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
December 15, 2009 03:01:00 pm

A judge for the Canadian Federal Court on Monday struck down a security certificate that deemed Syrian-born Toronto resident Hassan Almrei a threat to national security. The security certificate law, which is used...

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News Canada opposition measure seeks release of prisoner treatment documents
Canada opposition measure seeks release of prisoner treatment documents
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
December 11, 2009 03:03:00 pm

Canada's federal opposition parties combined Thursday to pass an unusual measure seeking to compel the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to release confidential records concerning the treatment of detainees captured by Canadian troops in Afghanistan. In an...

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UN approved Genocide Convention

On December 9, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly approved the first world treaty criminalizing genocide. See the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. For much more information, read Professor William Schabas' 1999 report The Genocide Convention at Fifty.

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