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EU: Court rejects crucifix display in Italian schools
Rome :: Italy | 24 days ago
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The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of an Italian woman who opposed the display of a Catholic crucifix at her children's school. Soile Lautsi, from Abano Terme, a small town outside the northern city of Padua, had lodged a the...
Tags: european courts, Roman Catholic Italy, Vatican, italians schools, schools violate, Italian, courts rules, sparked uproar
Venice Commission recommends reform on party protection in Turkey
İstanbul :: Turkey | 8 months ago
Credibility In its report released on Friday, the commission concluded that the basic problem with the present Turkish laws on party closure is that the general threshold is too low, both for the establishment of new parties for and for the closure or dissolution...
Iceland to sue UK over frozen assets
Reykjavík :: Iceland | 10 months ago
Credibility Iceland's government risked re-igniting a simmering diplomatic row with Britain yesterday by saying it will fight to reverse the seizure by the Government of the UK assets of two of its biggest banks last year. Iceland said it will bankroll court proceedings...
Tags: Icelandic, Kaupthing UK, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Britain, iceland banks, Kaupthing Bank, european courts, legal action, prime minister, Landsbanki
UK hands murder suspects over to Iraq
Basra :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility Iraqi men accused of murdering British soldiers to the Iraqi authorities. Strasbourg judges had blocked the transfer of Faisal Al-Saadoon, 56, and Khalaf Mufdhi, 58, after their lawyers claimed they would face the death penalty if convicted by the Iraqi...
Tags: Iraqi, iraqis authorities, John Hutton (Labour MP), european courts, defence secretary, iraqis prisoners, Khalaf Mufdhi, British, prisoners accused, rights blocking
Scotland Herald: Emissions Bill
Brussels :: Belgium | 11 months ago
Credibility The Scottish Government's Climate Change Bill is now the most progressive such legislation in the world. The target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 is in line with the UK Bill but the inclusion of aviation emissions takes the Scottish...
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