Supreme Court hears arguments on bankruptcy auction procedures
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank . The issue is whether a debtor may propose a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that sells...
Supreme Court hears arguments on bankruptcy auction procedures
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank . The issue is whether a debtor may propose a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that sells...
Kenyan Registrar of the High Court Gladys Boss Shollei swore in the nation's first Supreme Court justices on Friday at a ceremony in the capital city Nairobi. The ceremony was attended by President Mwai Kibaki ...
Iranian blogger's death in prison shows regime's desperation to suppress public opposition
Amir A. Fakhravar : ""Iran, a Nation of Bloggers" is the name of a short animated film that I saw a few days ago. In only 100 seconds, Mr. Aaron pointed out...
ICC judges seek more information on arrest warrant requests for Sudan rebels
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday asked the office of Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for additional materials supporting its request for arrest warrants for rebel leaders in...
JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says despite a recent conclusion of the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top US officials are immune from torture-related...
Geneva Conventions 'universal' after latest signatures: ICRC
The Geneva Conventions of 1949 is now the first international treaty to gain universal international acceptance, according to Jean-Philippe Lavoyer, head of the legal division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) . Lavoyer said...