Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday pardoning former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky , and releasing him from prison. Khodorkovsky has already spent over a decade in prison...
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The Croatian government on Wednesday announced its full cooperation with European legislation regarding extradition laws. Just two days after European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding said that Croatia may face legal action...
A spokesperson for European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding said Monday that Croatia may face legal action for failure to comply with EU extradition law. Days before entering the EU on July 1, the...
Military contractor sues Abu Ghraib detainees for legal expenses
CACI International Inc. "CACI" , a US military defense contractor, has filed suit against former detainees of Abu Ghraib seeking legal expenses after a group of four plaintiffs filed lawsuits against CACI in...
The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday reduced the prison sentences of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev by two months....
Europe rights court rules Khodorkovsky trial was not political
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that the 2005 trial and conviction of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev ...
Although the ICC's name implies exclusivity, it is one of many international criminal tribunals. Several permanent international tribunals dealing in civil matters have also developed, ranging from the Permanent Court of Arbitration to the International Tribunal for the Law of...
Of the 139 states that signed the Rome Statute, 32 have not yet ratified the treaty. According to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties , a state that has signed but not ratified a treaty is obliged to...
Articles 5 through 20 of the Rome Statute govern the jurisdiction of the ICC. There are four major factors to consider when assessing the court's jurisdiction. First, the specific crime committed has to fit the definition of one of the...
During the course of the War on Terror, the US military detained hundreds of individuals as "enemy combatants"a label the US government used to denote their legal status as unlawful combatants without protections under the Geneva Conventions. With military conflicts...
