Ecuador court upholds multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron
A three-judge panel of the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, on Tuesday upheld a multi-billion dollar fine against Chevron for polluting the Amazon Jungle in the 1980s. The...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday called for Kosovo to institute an independent witness protection program . Spokesperson Rupert Colville made the comment in reaction to the recent...
EU judge places senior Kosovo politician under house arrest on suspicion of war crimes
An EU judge on Thursday placed senior Kosovo politician and parliamentarian Fatmir Limaj under house arrest for one month while awaiting trial on charges of war crimes stemming from the 1998-99 Kosovo war with Serbia [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
Federal appeals court allows damages against Chevron for Ecuador oil spill
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ended an injunction on damages levied against US oil company Chevron , making the company potentially liable for $18 billion...
The European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Friday charged 10 former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) with war crimes for their actions during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
Tunisia on Friday acceded to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , which is now set to become effective in the country on September 1, 2011. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton [official...
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Wednesday arrested nine suspects , all former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), on suspicions of committing war crimes during the 1998-1999 war in...
Federal judge blocks damages in Chevron Ecuador pollution case
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday issued a preliminary injunction barring the enforcement of a recent Ecuadorian court judgment against US oil company Chevron [corporate website; JURIST...
Ecuador judge orders Chevron to pay $8.6 billion in pollution case
A judge for the Provincial Court of Sucumbios in Ecuador ordered US oil company Chevron to pay $8.6 billion in damages, finding that Texaco, which was acquired by Chevron in 2001, polluted large areas...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it had reached a $137 million settlement agreement with Bank of America (BOA) over fraud charges for using anti-competitive bidding processes...
