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HRW urges Libya government to ensure protection of civilians

March 21, 2013 07:10:27 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Libyan government Wednesday to take steps to secure the human rights of residents of Tawergha, who have been targeted for revenge because of their believed support of Muammar Gaddafi...

March 7, 2013 10:24:57 AM

The trial of 40 former Libyan officials began Thursday in al-Zawiya. The charges include inciting the killing of protesters during the revolution, wasting public funds, embezzlement and abuse of power. The defendants committed these crimes as part...

February 7, 2013 11:46:00 AM

The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered Libyan officials to hand over the former intelligence chief for Muammar Gaddafi and allow him to meet with his lawyer. The ex-spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi...

January 17, 2013 01:42:11 PM

The son of Libya's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared in court in Zintan, Libya, on Thursday. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is accused of transferring information related to...

January 10, 2013 01:45:35 PM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) asked Libyan officials Thursday to address reports that they plan to try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi ,...

January 6, 2013 12:44:38 PM

Libyan Justice Minister Salah Maraghni announced Saturday that the war crimes trials of Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , and brother-in-law and former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi , will occur within the next month. Maraghni...

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Libya postpones trial of former PM

November 12, 2012 12:22:17 PM

The trial of former Libyan prime minister Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi began on Monday, but the hearing was postponed until December 10 to give counsel from both sides additional time to prepare for the case. Mahmoudi...

November 12, 2012 12:00:00 PM

Gregory Gordon, University of North Dakota School of Law; Benjamin Brockman-Hawe, Bosman Law Firm

November 11, 2012 10:26:37 AM

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is collecting evidence for possible new war crimes charges against Muammar Gaddafi supporters and opposition groups arising out of crimes committed during last year's civil...

November 8, 2012 10:33:12 AM

Libya should not grant amnesty for war crimes committed on either side of the country's uprising against former leader Muammar Gaddafi , International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism

November 9 is the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism [UNITED factsheet]. On November 9, 1924, American gay activist Henry Gerber and several associates formed the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The Society received a charter from the State of Illinois in December but was disbanded in July 1925 after a police raid which led to Gerber's arrest and trial (albeit not conviction). Pay a virtual visit to Henry Gerber House, now a registered Chicago landmark.

Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts anti-draft law

On November 9, 1970, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in Massachusetts v. Laird not to hear the case of the state's anti-draft law. Massachusetts had passed a law, which allowed its citizens to decline to fight in any undeclared war, even if the person was drafted. The law was passed in opposition to the draft and the war in Vietnam. The First Circuit found the war constitutional and thus struck down the law.