Search Results for: 2007-07-24

United States of America v. Omar Ahmed Khadr, US Court of Military Commission Review, September 24, 2007 [reversing the dismissal of charges against Khadr and ruling that the difference between "enemy combatants" and "unlawful enemy combatants" under the Military Commissions...

Indonesian prosecutors began court proceedings Monday against former Indonesian President Haji Mohammad Suharto , bringing the government's civil corruption lawsuit against Suharto for allegedly embezzling $440 million between 1974 and 1998 from the Yayasan Supersemar [official...

The Supreme Court of Chile ruled Friday that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori should be extradited to Peru to face human rights charges. The much anticipated decision was expected earlier...

Serbia will increase efforts to locate and arrest several war criminals to curry a favorable report from Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) when she advises EU officials...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday rejected an appeal by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of rulings creating a federal panel to supervise California's overcrowded prison system [JURIST...

The number of executions worldwide increased slightly in 2006 while the number of countries that employ capital punishment decreased, according to a report released Thursday by the Rome-based anti-death penalty group Hands Off Cain ....

A preliminary hearing began Thursday at Camp Pendleton , California, in proceedings against US Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich , commander of the platoon implicated in the killing and suspected cover-up of the death of 24 Iraqi...

The New York Times is reporting that US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned from his post after months of controversy over the Justice Department's handling of the firings of eight US Attorneys [JURIST...

A US Marines investigating officer has recommended that murder charges be dropped against Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum for his role in the killing and suspected cover-up of the death of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha [USMC timeline;...

US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Mattis has dismissed all charges against Lance Cpl. Justine I. Sharratt and Capt. Randy W. Stone for their alleged roles in the killing and suspected cover-up of the death of 24...