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Tue, 30 January 2007. US Marines to investigate Haditha report leak
[JURIST] The US Marine Corps [official website] said Monday that it will launch an investigation...

Tue, 30 January 2007. Former US contractor sentenced to 9 years for Iraq reconstruction bribe scheme
[JURIST] A former US contractor working for the US Department of Defense [official website] in...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Guantanamo military trials face further delays
[JURIST] Fewer Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] prisoners will be charged with war crimes...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Saddam cousin makes immunity claim in genocide trial
[JURIST] Ali Hassan al-Majid [JURIST news archive, BBC profile], the cousin of Saddam Hussein...

Mon, 29 January 2007. European Commission wants to keep limits on US use of passenger data
[JURIST] The European Commission (EC) [official website] said Monday that it will seek to keep...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Italy justice minister opposes government same-sex rights proposal
[JURIST] Italian Justice Minister Clemente Mastella [official website, in Italian] has said that...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Germany backs away from EU-wide Holocaust laws
[JURIST] The German EU presidency said Monday that it would support EU anti-racism legislation...

Mon, 29 January 2007. UK PM says bar to discrimination against gay adoptions will apply without exemption
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair [official profile] announced Monday that rules under the...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Extradited Dutch citizen pleads not guilty to Iraqi insurgency terror charges in US
[JURIST] Iraqi-born Dutch national Wesam al Delaema [DOJ press release] pleaded not guilty Monday...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Detroit probate court to settle dispute over Rosa Parks estate
[JURIST] The Wayne County Probate Court [official website] in Detroit, Michigan has scheduled a...

Mon, 29 January 2007. ICC set for first trial after charges confirmed against Congo militia leader
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] confirmed war crimes charges...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Portuguese march against abortion legalization referendum
[JURIST] Anti-abortion protestors took to the streets in Lisbon, Portugal [JURIST news archive]...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Former Italy intelligence chief moves to stop CIA abduction trial
[JURIST] Lawyers for Nicolo Pollari, the former head of the Italian Intelligence and Security...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Libya offers to release foreign medics convicted in AIDS trial if compensated
[JURIST] Libya is willing to release of five Bulgarian nurses convicted of infecting over 400...

Mon, 29 January 2007. DOD cutting back 'stop-loss' military service extensions despite court OKs
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] has ordered all branches of the...

Mon, 29 January 2007. Norway proposes law overturning stem cell research ban
[JURIST] The government of Norway has proposed new legislation that would allow embryonic stem...

Sun, 28 January 2007. 'Chemical Ali' admits ordering destruction of Kurdish villages
[JURIST] Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile], the cousin of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive]...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Dutch citizen extradited to US for Iraq crimes
[JURIST] The Netherlands Justice Ministry [official website] has extradited Dutch citizen Wasem...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Argentina allows officials to reveal state secrets in 'Dirty War' testimony
[JURIST] Argentine President Nestor Kirchner [official profile, in Spanish] Friday authorized...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Bangladesh media restrictions under state of emergency draw fire
[JURIST] The Committee to Protect Journalists [advocacy website], an international press freedom...

Sat, 27 January 2007. US Army officer to be court-martialed for role in Abu Ghraib abuses
[JURIST] The US Army [official website] announced Friday that it will proceed to court-martial...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Cambodia genocide court judges still split on procedure after latest talks
[JURIST] Officials at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia [official website]...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Federal judge stymies State Farm Katrina settlement
[JURIST] Judge L. T. Senter, Jr. of the US District Court for the Southern District of...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Jordan appeals court upholds death sentence of failed suicide bomber
[JURIST] A Jordanian appeals court has upheld a military court's death sentence [JURIST report]...

Sat, 27 January 2007. California regulation forbids utilities from buying 'dirty' electricity
[JURIST] The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) [official website] has unanimously...

Sat, 27 January 2007. Federal judge bars enforcement of Nebraska corporate farm ban pending high court appeal
[JURIST] A federal judge in Nebraska ruled Friday that the state cannot enforce a 25-year old ban...

Fri, 26 January 2007. South Carolina Catholic diocese agrees to settle clergy abuse claims for $12 million
[JURIST] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston South Carolina [diocesan website] has agreed...

Fri, 26 January 2007. Spain seeks broader EU constitution at pro-charter summit
[JURIST] Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos [official website, in Spanish] argued for...