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Slovakia court commutes death sentence of accused Nazi to life imprisonment
March 29, 2013 by Addison Morris
A Slovak court announced Thursday that the death sentence of 98 year-old Laszlo Csatary has been commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment in order to adhere to modern Slovak law. A court in Czechoslovakia sentenced Csatary to death in absentia in 1948, but the country subsequently abolished the.... [more]
Slovakia parliament rejects same-sex partnership bill
November 6, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The parliament of Slovakia on Tuesday rejected a proposed bill recognizing same-sex partnerships within the country. In a 94-14 vote in which 129 members were present, the bill was heavily criticized during the two-day debate for its possible detrimental effect on the country's current legal.... [more]
Slovakia police begin investigation of accused Nazi from Hungary
September 27, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Police in Slovakia announced on Thursday that they have launched an investigation of a 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of war crimes in connection with the Holocaust. Laszlo Csatary was arrested in Hungary in July on allegations of abusing and helping deport thousands of Jews during the.... [more]
Slovakia files charges against accused Nazi arrested in Hungary
August 3, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Slovakian authorities on Thursday announced that they have filed new charges against a 97-year-old Hungarian man arrested in Budapest last month on allegations of abusing and helping deport thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The charges concern facilitating the deportation of Jews to Germany,.... [more]
Slovakia to seek extradition of accused Nazi from Hungary
July 30, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Slovakian authorities on Monday announced plans to seek the extradition of a 97-year-old Hungarian man arrested in Budapest earlier this month on allegations of abusing and helping deport thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Slovak Justice Minister Tomas Borec asked a court to seek the.... [more]
ICJ judges elect new president and vice president
February 7, 2012 by Andrea Bottorff
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday elected its new president and vice president, who will each serve a term of three years. Judge Peter Tomka of Slovakia will serve as president. Tomka, who has been vice president of the ICJ since 2009, has also worked for the Slovakian Ministry.... [more]
Roma students face lasting repercussions from discrimination [comment]
November 24, 2010 by Edward SanFilippo
Lydia Gall: "In a Romani settlement in Slovakia, a boy attending a mainstream school was awarded a small scholarship for being a gifted student. He dreamed of growing up and being an auto mechanic. Later, following a dispute with a teacher, he was placed in a special class for pupils with mental.... [more]
US vetoed UN resolution urging Israel to respect international law [this day at law]
November 11, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On November 11, 2006, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli attack on Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip and calling on Israel "to scrupulously abide by its obligations and responsibilities under the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time.... [more]
NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join [this day at law]
July 8, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later.... [more]
Former communist countries admitted for EU accession [this day at law]
April 16, 2010 by JURIST Staff
On April 16, 2003, the 2003 Treaty of Accession was signed by 10 countries, admitting them for European Union (EU) ascension. After Malta and Cyprus, eight of the ten new EU nations (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) were former communist.... [more]
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