Annan says Kenya needs local tribunal to try suspected perpetrators of postelection violenceOctober 7th, 2009 Annan: Kenya postelection violence tribunal neededNAIROBI, Kenya — Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, who mediated an end to Kenya's postelection violence, said Wednesday that the country should form a local tribunal to try the suspected perpetrators.
Supreme Court to consider throwing out human rights lawsuit against ex-Somali premierSeptember 30th, 2009 Court to weigh lawsuit against former Somali PMWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider throwing out a human rights lawsuit against a former prime minister of Somalia who is accused of overseeing killings and other atrocities. The court said Wednesday it would review an appeals court ruling allowing Somalis to sue Mohamed Ali Samantar of Fairfax, Va., who was defense minister and prime minister of Somalia in the 1980s and early 1990s under dictator Siad Barre.
Khmer Rouge victims boycott tribunal after judges bar questions on defendant's mental healthAugust 31st, 2009 Khmer Rouge victims boycott tribunal in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Lawyers representing victims of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime boycotted a tribunal trying its leaders after being barred Monday from questioning a defendant about his personality and state of mind. The move by the victims' attorneys — who were granted courtroom rights similar to those held by the defense and prosecution — came after judges overseeing the U.N.-assisted tribunal said they could not question former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav about his character.
Irish Times journalists win Supreme Court case to protect source from corruption tribunalJuly 31st, 2009 Irish journalists win court case to protect sourceDUBLIN — The Irish Times newspaper won a long-running legal battle Friday to protect the identity of a key source who provided documents showing that former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was under investigation for corruption. Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy lauded the Supreme Court appeal verdict as "a very good judgment for investigative journalism."
"For the first time the right of journalists to protect their sources is enshrined in Irish law," said Kennedy, who along with reporter Colm Keena had faced potential imprisonment if they didn't reveal the source.
Sotomayor tells Senate panel she would not take preconceived notions into gun cases on courtJuly 14th, 2009 Sotomayor vows to keep open mind in gun casesWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotoymayor is seeking to reassure senators that she would not take any "preconceived notions" about gun rights to the Supreme Court if confirmed as a justice. The 55-year-old Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that "one of my Godchildren is a member of the NRA.
Securities Tribunal members' age limit raised to 65June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Friday approved the proposed amendment to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act, 1992, to raise the upper age limit of Securities Appellate Tribunal members from 62 to 65. According to the Section 15 of the SEBI Act, the current upper age limit of a tribunal member is 62 years.
UN war crimes court opens contempt case against former spokeswoman over Milosevic secretsJune 15th, 2009 War crimes court sues ex-spokeswoman for secretsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The lawyer for a former Yugoslav war crimes tribunal spokeswoman told U.N. judges on Monday they would be reining in free speech if they convicted his client of deliberately breaching confidentiality orders.
Supreme Court says military court can reopen old convictionJune 8th, 2009 Court: Military court can open old convictionWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday a military court can re-examine the guilty plea for a Nigerian-born serviceman who faces deportation because of his conviction. Jacob Denedo is a Nigerian-born permanent resident of the United States.
Supreme Court says Ohio gets chance to reinstate convicted killer's death sentenceJune 1st, 2009 High court rules for Ohio in death penalty caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of Ohio should have another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death, despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded. The court on Monday said a federal appeals court acted too quickly in throwing out the death sentence for Michael Bies, after the Supreme Court barred execution of mentally retarded people in 2002.
High court won't disturb longer prison term for dealer whose guns were destined for NYCJune 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from illegal gun dealerWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not look into the case of an illegal gun dealer who was given a longer prison term because the guns were destined for New York City. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Gerard Cavera, an Army veteran in his 70s who got six months more than federal sentencing guidelines recommended for being an illegal gun dealer.
Apex court to hear Uttar Pradesh plea on police recruitment scamMay 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday decided to hear a lawsuit by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging a court order asking it to segregate the cases of genuine and spurious candidates recruited as police constables. A vacation bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Deepak Verma, while admitting the state government's appeal against the Allahabad High Court ruling, issued notices to a group of recruits on whose lawsuit the high court had asked the state to differentiate the cases of the genuine candidates from the illegal ones.
Australian court orders halt to program that sought to kill 7,000 kangaroos around capitalMay 14th, 2009 Australian court halts killing of kangaroosCANBERRA, Australia — A court suspended a government program to kill 7,000 kangaroos on federal land near the Australian capital on Thursday, halting efforts to thin a mushrooming population of the beloved marsupials that authorities say are threatening endangered species. Animal activists challenged the government's contention that thousands of common eastern gray kangaroos must be urgently slaughtered on Canberra's fringes to protect endangered plants, reptiles and insects that share the grassy habitat with an abundant population of kangaroos.
Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal to pay Cambodian staffMay 1st, 2009 Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge tribunalPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Japan has donated $4.17 million to the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders on war crimes charges, just as the troubled court was running out of funding, a court official said Friday. The money will be used to offset a salary shortfall for 251 court staffers until at least the end of the year, tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said.
UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri caseApril 29th, 2009 THE HAGUE/BEIRUT - A UN tribunal Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Daniel Fransen, the pre-trial judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), announced the decision in The Hague, where the court is based.
Fiji issues decree to stop legal challenges to military regime that abolished the constitutionApril 23rd, 2009 Fiji issues decree to prevent legal challengesSUVA, Fiji — An official from Fiji's High Court issued a decree Thursday to prevent legal challenges to decisions made by the South Pacific nation's president or other leaders since a December 2006 military coup. Notices posted at court entrances in the capital, Suva, said the court would not accept any complaints relating to the abrogation of Fiji's constitution on April 10 or any other government actions since the coup that ousted the democratic government.
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