Israel's treatment of Palestinians during December and January's Operation Cast Lead , in Gaza grossly violated international law according to a report released Friday by the office of UN High Commissioner for Human...
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The Prime Minister of Canada, et al. v. Omar Ahmed Khadr, Federal Court of Appeal, August 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest...
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, International Criminal Court, August 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more...
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal upheld Friday a lower court's ruling ordering the Canadian government to advocate for the repatriation of Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news...
Convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on Friday asked the Scottish High Court of the Judiciary to allow him to withdraw the second appeal of his...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered the conditional release of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba , a decision which...
Draft judgment, Supreme Court of Western Australia, August 14, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available...
The Supreme Court of Western Australia on Friday ruled that the right to refuse medical treatment includes the informed refusal of nutrition and hydration services, in a landmark decision. Christian Rossiter, a quadriplegic, had repeatedly...
Afghanistan's amended Shi'ite personal status law , which entered into force July 27, still violates women's rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The Afghan government announced last month that the law had been...
Three UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran's Revolutionary Court to reject confessions obtained through torture of protesters of the country's disputed presidential election . A joint statement from Special Rapporteur on torture...
