The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled against Russia in the case of a former KGB agent who was detained under conditions that the court said "amounted to degrading treatment" . The ex-agent, Mikhail Trepashkin , was arrested in 2003 on charges of illegally possessing a gun, days before he was supposed to [...]
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Counsel for suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday asked the judge's former colleagues to reinstate him or else risk further destabilizing the country. Lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan added that the court's decision, expected Friday, must be clear. Several protests against Chaudhry's suspension have resulted in injuries and death. On Tuesday, [...]
Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra filed a lawsuit Thursday against Thailand's Assets Examination Committee (AEC) for its seizure of Thaksin's family assets , demanding that the AEC terminate its freeze of approximately $2.1 billion in assets and seeking an additional $1.7 billion in compensation. AEC chairman Nam Yumyaem expressed indifference to the lawsuit, saying [...]
Sunni members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives ended a lengthy boycott of parliamentary sessions Thursday, after agreeing to a secret deal with Shi'a political parties that will reinstate Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as speaker of the Council of Representatives. According to an aide to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , Al-Mashhadani, who was removed in [...]
Valerie Plame Wilson, et al. v. I. Lewis Libby, Jr., et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 19, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
European Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott told the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in an advisory opinion Wednesday that European Union (EU) governments should resist disclosing internet user information sought by copyright industry groups for civil lawsuits. Kokott's opinion stems from a lawsuit filed by Promusicae , a Spanish music industry coalition, against [...]
The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, et al., Special Court for Sierra Leone, July 19, 2007 . Read the full transcript of the sentencing . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Productores de Musica de Espana (Promusicae) v. Telefonica de Espana SAU, European Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott, July 18, 2007 . Read the full text of the opinion, in German. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday acquitted former Bosnian Serb interior minister and later justice minister Momcilo Mandic of all charges against him, including war crimes against civilians and crimes against humanity. The charges were related to abuses at detention facilities operated by the Bosnian Serb government and [...]
The military government of Myanmar reconvened negotiations on a new constitution Wednesday, saying the latest talks will be the final session in completing a drafting process that began 14 years ago. The government says that the enactment of a new constitution will be the first part of a seven-step transition to democracy, with the last [...]
