The US government urged the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in court papers filed Friday to withdraw its September 9, 2005 opinion which denied the habeas petition of Jose Padilla [JURIST news...
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US wants Padilla appeals ruling withdrawn
UN urged not to weaken measure to protect civilians
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Milosevic high-profile witnesses ruling [ICTY]
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Clark says witnesses against Saddam giving false testimony
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Red Cross in talks for full access to US detainees
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British soldier will not face charges for fake abuse photos
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Milosevic can’t call Blair, Schroeder to testify, ICTY rules
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Second appeal filed against Khodorkovsky tax fraud conviction
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Miami airline passenger never claimed bomb, witnesses say
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UK judges to consider whether ‘coerced evidence’ led to terror detentions
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UN Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland , the UN humanitarian relief coordinator, told the UN Security Council Friday not to weaken a proposed resolution on protecting civilians in war zones, reminding delegations of the 26 million people forced...
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic, Decision on Assigned Counsel Application for Interview and Testimony of Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, December 9, 2005. Read the full text of the decision. Reported in JURIST's...
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark , currently a defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein , Friday accused witnesses of false testimony, claiming they had read their testimonies from pre-written statements. Only two of the nine...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Friday that it is in intense dialogue with US authorities to visit all detainees held by the US in the war on terror. The US State Department [official...
Britains Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced Friday that a soldier arrested in May 2004 in connection with fake photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse published in the UK's Daily Mirror newspaper will not face charges. The...
Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Friday decided that they will not issue subpoenas for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder...
Lawyers for Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky announced Friday that they have filed a second appeal to overturn Khodorkovsky's conviction on tax evasion and fraud charges . Khodorkovsky, former head of...
Eyewitness reports are showing that Rigoberto Alpizar , who was shot and killed onboard a plane at the Miami International Airport Wednesday, never claimed to have a bomb . Federal officials say they opened fire...
In order to comply with Thursday's judgment from the UK Law Lords banning the use of evidence obtained through torture, judges on Britain's Special Immigration Appeals Court (SIAC) will hold hearings early next year to...
