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News Connecticut judge dismisses Sandy Hook suit against gunmakers
Connecticut judge dismisses Sandy Hook suit against gunmakers
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 15, 2016 04:09:30 pm

Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis on Friday dismissed a suit filed against gunmakers, including Remington Outdoor, by the families of some of the young children and adults killed at the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school...

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News Florida: death sentence unconstitutional without unanimous jury vote
Florida: death sentence unconstitutional without unanimous jury vote
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 15, 2016 02:14:23 pm

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday held that a trial court may not impose the death penalty unless the jury's recommended sentence of death is unanimous. This ruling comes after remand to the high court in...

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News Maldives quits Commonwealth amid threats of suspension
Maldives quits Commonwealth amid threats of suspension
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 14, 2016 01:07:34 pm

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives announced its decision on Friday to quit the Commonwealth of Nations after the organization issued a warning to the country that it could be suspended because of...

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News Putin dismisses suggestions of war crime charges against Russia
Putin dismisses suggestions of war crime charges against Russia
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 14, 2016 11:47:14 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that his country could face war crimes charges because of its role in the airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. Putin was primarily responding to remarks from France President Francois Hollande that...

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News UN rights office welcomes constitutional justice reforms in Guatemala
UN rights office welcomes constitutional justice reforms in Guatemala
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 8, 2016 02:46:04 pm

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a press briefing on Friday welcomed the presentation of a draft bill on constitutional justice reforms in the Guatemala legislature. Stating...

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News Uruguay urges former Guantanamo inmate to call off hunger strike
Uruguay urges former Guantanamo inmate to call off hunger strike
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 8, 2016 12:58:30 pm

Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, on Friday urged a former Guantanamo prisoner, Jihad Diyab, to call off his hunger strike, stating that Uruguay is attempting to transfer him to another country. Diyab is a Syrian national who was held...

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News Burundi to withdraw membership from ICC
Burundi to withdraw membership from ICC
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 7, 2016 11:03:51 am

Vice President Gaston Sindimwo of Burundi on Thursday announced the country's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) , stating that his government is "ready to face the consequences." This decision comes in the wake of the...

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News UN warns CAR militant groups of forceful eviction from schools
UN warns CAR militant groups of forceful eviction from schools
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 1, 2016 03:39:16 pm

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has warned militant groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) to leave the schools they are currently occupying or face forceful eviction by...

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News Hedge fund firm Och-Ziff to pay $412 million in criminal penalty and damages
Hedge fund firm Och-Ziff to pay $412 million in criminal penalty and damages
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 1, 2016 12:38:40 pm

Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff) has agreed to pay a $412 million settlement, of which up to $213 million are criminal penalties imposed in connection with a widespread scheme involving the...

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News Saudi Arabia condemns passage of 9/11 bill authorizing civil suits for damages
Saudi Arabia condemns passage of 9/11 bill authorizing civil suits for damages
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 30, 2016 01:01:50 pm

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia has condemned the passage of the 9/11 bill , called the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) , that would allow the families of 9/11...

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