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News Blackwater contractors will not face death penalty for 2009 killings: prosecutors
Blackwater contractors will not face death penalty for 2009 killings: prosecutors
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
April 20, 2010 08:41:00 am

Two Blackwater contractors working for the US Department of Defense will not face the death penalty for the alleged May 2009 shooting of two Afghans at an intersection in Kabul. Justin Cannon of Corpus...

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News Bangladesh court convicts dozens more over border guard mutiny
Bangladesh court convicts dozens more over border guard mutiny
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
April 19, 2010 12:06:00 pm

A Bangladeshi special court in the district of Sathkhira on Monday sentenced 56 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny that...

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News Rights group urges Angola to fight corruption
Rights group urges Angola to fight corruption
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
April 13, 2010 08:34:00 am

The government of Angola should take a stronger stand against corruption , according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . Despite the nation's large economic growth and increased stability following...

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News Thailand Election Commission calls for dissolution of ruling party
Thailand Election Commission calls for dissolution of ruling party
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
April 12, 2010 12:16:00 pm

Thailand's Election Commission on Monday called for the dissolution of the ruling party for failing to report donations and alleged misuse of those donations. The Commission's decision comes amid some of the deadliest political clashes...

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News Sri Lanka ex-army chief court-martials postponed
Sri Lanka ex-army chief court-martials postponed
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
April 6, 2010 08:55:00 am

Two separate court-martial proceedings against former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka were adjourned Tuesday. The trials, originally set to resume Tuesday, were postponed due to an ongoing case in the Sri...

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News Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 30, 2010 08:06:00 am

The Hague Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld the UN's immunity from prosecution by rejecting claims brought by relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre during...

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News Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Myanmar opposition party boycotting elections over ‘unjust’ law
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 29, 2010 10:09:00 am

Myanmar's largest opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) , announced Monday that it will not participate in the nation's first elections in 20 years because of "unjust" election laws . A spokesperson for the NLD...

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News Germany court sentences former Nazi to life in prison
Germany court sentences former Nazi to life in prison
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 23, 2010 07:56:00 am

A German court on Tuesday sentenced former Nazi SS member Heinrich Boere to life in prison for the 1944 murders of three Dutch civilians. Boere's trial began in October after he was declared medically fit to stand trial. [JURIST...

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News Bangladesh cabinet ratifies ICC treaty
Bangladesh cabinet ratifies ICC treaty
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 22, 2010 02:09:00 pm

The Bangladesh Cabinet on Monday ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The ratification will not aid in the nation's pending war crimes trials for the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation...

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News Mumbai terror suspect pleads guilty in US court
Mumbai terror suspect pleads guilty in US court
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 19, 2010 08:01:00 am

US citizen and Chicago resident David Headley pleaded guilty to 12 counts of federal terrorism Thursday, including charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and an alleged plot against the Danish...

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On January 24, 1993, retired US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who had spent much of his life fighting and supporting civil rights causes, died in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the life and legal career of Thurgood Marshall.

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On January 24, 1996, Jozef Oleksy, the Prime Minister of Poland, resigned after he was accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Former KGB officer Andrzej Milczanowski alleged that Oleksy had passed him classified information while serving as the Polish Minister of Internal Affairs. A military investigation was closed in April of 1996 for lack of evidence.

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