Group of MPs pushing for EU referendum before 2015
May 5, 2013
A group of 20 Tory MPs on Saturday have urged UK Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a nationwide referendum on remaining within the European Union (EU) prior to the next general election in 2015. In January, Cameron promised that if his party were to win the next election in 2015, the Tories would....... [more] 
Bangladesh war crimes court indicts UK Muslim leader
May 3, 2013
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) has indicted Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a Bangladesh-born UK Muslim leader, for crimes against humanity and genocide including his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. Mueen-Uddin is alleged to have....... [more]
UK Supreme Court finds government violating EU air quality law
May 1, 2013
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government has been failing to meet EU air quality standards and reached out to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for guidance. This is the first time that the court has addressed the problem with air pollution in the UK, which is the worst in the EU....... [more]
Europe court ruled UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects
April 29, 2013
On April 29, 2010, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the UK government may not withhold government benefits lawfully due to the wives and families of alleged terrorists. In 2006, the UK Treasury established strict guidelines that dictated the receipt of government benefits. These regulat....... [more]
European court ruled for Southern Greek in land ownership dispute
April 28, 2013
On April 28, 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upheld a southern Cyprus court's ruling in favor of a Greek Cypriot claiming northern land despite the south's lack of control over the region. The northern part of Cyprus was, and continues to be, governed and occupied by Turkish Cypriots oppos....... [more]
UK appeals court denies government's Abu Qatada appeal
April 24, 2013
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan. The appeals court refused to deport Qatada last month, fearing he would face torture if returned to Jordan. Qatad....... [more]
UK court allowed government one week to seek release of US intelligence
April 22, 2013
On April 22, 2009, a judge for HM Courts and Tribunals Service stated that he would allow the UK government seven days to request the release of classified information related to the detention of Binyam Mohamed from the US government, or the court would issue the request order itself. Mohamed allege....... [more]
International Court of Justice first convened
April 18, 2013
On April 18, 1946, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) convened for the first time at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, pursuant to the statute commissioning its existence. This coincided with the formal dissolution of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the League of Nat....... [more]
UK sued over exported surveillance technology
April 16, 2013
UK-based rights group Privacy International said Tuesday that it is suing the British government for refusing to divulge information concerning surveillance equipment sold by Gamma International. Gamma International is a software company whose FinFinisher software has been used in 25 countries incl....... [more]
Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspect to US
April 16, 2013
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday blocked the extradition of Haroon Aswat, a former aide to radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, from the UK to the US. The court said that removing Aswat, a UK-based terror suspect whose nationality is unknown, to an American high-security prison w....... [more]
SEC charges ex-KPMG official with insider trading
April 14, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday charged the former partner in charge of KPMG's Pacific Southwest audit practice, Scott London, with providing insider information to his friend Bryan Shaw about KPMG clients Herbalife, Skechers and Deckers Outdoor Corporation. The SEC alleges....... [more]
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