Lebanon tribunal delays Hariri assassination trial
February 22, 2013
A pre-trial judge for the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Thursday delayed the trial of four Hezbollah militants charged with the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Counsel for the accused requested the delay in January citing pre-trial issues incl....... [more] 
Lebanon judge issues arrest warrant for top Syria intelligence official
February 4, 2013
A Lebanese judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a top Syrian intelligence official and his aide for alleged involvement in a bombing plot in Lebanon. Brigadier General Ali Mamlouk is accused of being involved in plotting a series of bomb attacks with former Lebanese information minister Mic....... [more]
US supports new Lebanon electoral law
January 1, 2013
The US supports efforts in Lebanon to implement parliamentary elections, and encourages a timely and transparent election process, according to a statement made Monday by Ambassador Maura Connelly. The statement was made after the ambassador met with President of the Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nab....... [more]
Europe rights court rules for victim of CIA extraordinary rendition
December 13, 2012
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that the government of Macedonia is responsible for the torture and degrading maltreatment of a man the ECHR found to be an innocent victim of CIA extraordinary rendition in 2003. Lebanese German citizen Khaled el-Masri was arrested and mis....... [more]
Beginning the Justice Process for Syria: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon
November 12, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law and Benjamin Brockman-Hawe of the Bosman Law Firm say that some measure of justice could be brought to the conflict in Syria by amending the statute for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon...Well over one year into th....... [more]
Italy war crimes expert Cassese died at age 74
October 22, 2012
On October 22, 2011, Antonio Cassese, Italian international war crimes expert and key figure in establishing two international criminal tribunals, died in Italy. Cassese had served as both the first President of the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and the first president of the International C....... [more]
HRW: Lebanon must cease intrusive physical examinations used to prosecute gay men
August 12, 2012
Lebanon should stop police from using anal examinations to determine suspects' sexual behavior, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Friday. The announcement came on the heels of a recent arrest of 36 men at a gay cinema in July, which saw all the suspects subjected to anal examinations by forensic....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal confirms jurisdiction over accused Hariri assassins
July 30, 2012
The UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Monday confirmed its jurisdiction over the trials of the assassins of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The defense counsel for the four accused, Salim Ayyash, Mustafa Badreddine, Hussein Oneissi and Assad Sabra, had challenged the cou....... [more]
Case against Hariri assassins to proceed in absentia: Lebanon tribunal
July 11, 2012
The Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Wednesday upheld the decision to try four accused assassins of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri in absentia. The Chamber rejected the defense motion that challenged the legality and jurisdiction of the Tribunal over the case....... [more]
UN Lebanon tribunal hears challenge to jurisdiction
June 13, 2012
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Wednesday held the first hearing on its jurisdiction and the legality of its creation. The defense lawyer for Mustafa Badreddine, one of the four men wanted by the court for the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, argued that the....... [more]
Iran ordered to pay $44.6 million to US marines injured in 1983 Beirut attacks
March 30, 2012
A federal judge on Wednesday awarded $44.6 million from Iran to two US marines and their families as a result of injuries sustained in the 1983 suicide-truck bombing on American barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Relying on the findings of fact from Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Peterson II), Ju....... [more]
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