Palestine's Upgraded Status and the International Criminal Court
Megan A. Fairlie, Florida International University College of Law
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India court sentences 21 to life in prison over 2002 religious violence
An Indian court sentenced 21 individuals to life imprisonment on Monday after finding them guilty of attempted murder and rioting relating to several murders in the town of Visnagar in Gujarat state 10 years ago. The 21 Hindus were...
UN SG urges protection for human rights of elderly population
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the international community to provide better protection of the worldwide elderly population. He pointed out that four to six percent of this vulnerable group is subject to physical, mental...
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The Need for Greater Protection of Property Rights in Azerbaijan
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Charles Taylor and the Delayed Special Court for Sierra Leone Judgment
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JURIST Guest Columnist Sasan Fayazmanesh, Professor Emeritus of Economics at California State University, Fresno, says that President Obama's latest sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program are part of an escalating trend in US foreign policy that began...
