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Rights group urges Iraqi court to spare Saddam VP
Legal World 02/11/2007Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) Sunday to spare the life of former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan citing a lack of evidence tying him to the 1982 Dujail killings for which he is charged. The court reconvenes on ...
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North Korea Talks at a stand still
Legal World 02/09/2007BEIJING – Envoys to international talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program struggled Friday to find a compromise as differences emerged over a Chinese proposal on how to begin disarmament. Christopher Hill, the main U.S. envoy to the tal...
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Bribery, Fraud and Money Laundering In Iraq
Legal World 02/07/2007WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Trenton, N.J. has indicted three former U.S. Army officers and two U.S. civilians for their role in a bribery, fraud and money laundering scheme involving the theft of millions of dollars from the Coalition Provis...
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Efforts to stop transnational gangs announced
Legal World 02/05/2007SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR – Today, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca announced tough new collaborative efforts to combat transnational gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street that operate in El Salvador, els...
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Dutch citizen extradited to US for Iraq crimes
Legal World 01/28/2007The Netherlands Justice Ministry has extradited Dutch citizen Wasem al Delaema to the US for his role in attempted killings of US soldiers in Iraq during October 2003, according to the Ministry on Saturday. The extradition follows a ruling by the App...
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Spain seeks broader EU constitution
Legal World 01/27/2007Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos argued for an expanded European constitution in his opening statement at the “Friends of the EU Constitution” summit that got under way in Madrid Friday. The summit is only open to delegates from the 18 c...
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Italy moves towards criminalizing Holocaust denial
Legal World 01/26/2007Italy is set to become the latest country in Europe to criminalize Holocaust denial after the cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi unanimously approved a draft bill Thursday. The draft, written by Justice Minister Clemente Mastella, will no...
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S. Korea court rejects lawsuit against tobacco companies
Legal World 01/26/2007A Seoul court ruled Thursday that cancer patients suing South Korean tobacco firm Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Co. (KTG) do not have enough evidence to link their diseases to negligence on the part of the companies. The court conceded the link between s...
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Israeli president granted leave of absence
Legal World 01/25/2007[##_1L|1021933867.jpg|width="120" height="146" alt=""|_##]Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who may be indicted on rape and other sexual assault charges, had his request for a leave of absence granted Thursday by a parliamentary panel. Legislators appr...
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Israeli president accused of raping four women
Legal World 01/23/2007[##_1L|1148686217.jpg|width="110" height="107" alt=""|_##]Prosecutors intend to charge President Moshe Katsav with rape and other crimes against female employees, the Justice Ministry said on Tuesday, in what would be an unprecedented indictment agai...
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Former Saddam VP seeks to avoid death penalty
Legal World 01/23/2007[##_1L|1251666925.jpg|width="94" height="93" alt=""|_##]A lawyer for Saddam-era Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan has filed an appeal with the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) arguing that the Tribunal's Appeals Chamber was not authorized to effectiv...
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Iraqi draft oil law to offer oil transparency
Legal World 01/21/2007An Iraqi cabinet-level committee proposed a draft law Friday that would allow the national government in Iraq to control oil revenues. Negotiations concerning the draft law have been a source of tension in Iraq for months as most Kurds and many Shiit...