A South Korean court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Han Myeong-sook on bribery charges. Han is accused of accepting USD $50,000 from former Korea Express CEO Kwak Young-wook in 2007 in exchange for helping him become president of Korea South-East Power Co., an affiliate of the state-run Korea Electric Power [...]
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The leader of France's conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) announced Wednesday that he will introduce legislation banning the burqa in public. Jean-Francois Cope's announcement comes at the end of a six-month investigation by a special commission into the causes, effects, and ramifications of Muslim women wearing the burqa in France. Also [...]
Credit Suisse , Switzerland's second largest bank, agreed Wednesday to pay more than $500 million in fines to both the US government and New York state for violating US sanctions against Iran and other countries. According to a criminal information filed Wednesday, Credit Suisse violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) between 2002 and [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Saeed Hatim's petition for habeas corpus, ordering his release. The US Department of Defense alleged that Hatim trained at the al Farouq paramilitary camp in Afghanistan. Judge Ricardo Urbina's ruling remains sealed , and lawyers have [...]
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the decision to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois to house inmates from Guantanamo Bay could help close the facility over the next several months. Holder told a press conference that the purchase of the TCC removes a significant obstacle for closing the facility. [...]
R (on the application of E) (Respondent) v Governing Body of JFS and the Admissions Appeal Panel of JFS (Appellants), Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, December 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on school discrimination.
Constitution Petition Numbers 76-80 of 2007 & 59/2009 and Civil Appeal Number 1094 of 2009 and HRC Numbers14328-P-14331-P & 15082-P of 2009, Supreme Court of Pakistan, December 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on sovereign immunity.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday sued computer microchip manufacturer Intel for antitrust violations. The complaint alleges that Intel used its dominant market position to stifle competition. According to the FTC, Intel engaged in threats and other unlawful tactics to coerce computer manufacturers not to purchase chips manufactured by its competitors. Director of [...]
Kerim Yildiz : "Turkey's Constitutional Court ruling to close the Demokratik Toplum Partisi (Democratic Society Party, DTP) – the first pro-Kurdish party in the Turkish parliament in 14 years — comes at a crucial time in Turkey's history. The AKP government's initiative aimed at resolving the Kurdish issue in Turkey represents a positive step in [...]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday struck down the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) , which granted President Asif Ali Zardari and 8,000 other government officials immunity from corruption charges. A special 17-member panel of court ruled unanimously that the NRO is unconstitutional , paving the way for corruption charges to be brought against Zardari. [...]
