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The Horrors of Prisoner Hunger-Strikers
What a dilemma for the government on how to address the prickly problem that hunger striking terrorists and other assorted prisoners being held on security issues. According to International Law it is illegal to force feed such prisoners unless
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Bolivia to take sea dispute to court
Santa Cruz :: Bolivia | 25 days ago
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Bolivia to take Chile sea dispute to international court Bolivian children are taught that regaining access to the sea is a patriotic duty Bolivia has said it will file a law suit against Chile at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday to
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Zimbabwe: 'Justice Hungwe Needs Chidyausiku's Protection'
Harare :: Zimbabwe | 28 days ago
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an organisation of 60 eminent lawyers and judges, said the recent attacks on Hungwe were an assault on the independence of the judiciary in Zimbabwe and Chidyausiku should step in to protect the judge,
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Aust to tackle Japan whaling at UN court
Tōkyō :: Japan | 1 month ago
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United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research program in Antarctica. "The International Court of Justice ... will hold public hearings in the case concerning whaling in the Antarctic, Australia versus Japan, from
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Green Column: Campaigns on Multiple Fronts Against Whale Hunting
Sapporo :: Japan | 1 month ago
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But in some parts of the world, whaling remains very much alive, despite a world moratorium on commercial whaling that took effect in 1986. In 2011, more than 1,500 whales were hunted and killed, according to figures compiled from the Web site of the
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CARICOM backs Patrick Robinson for ICJ election
Kingston :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Patrick Robinson is to be put forward by Jamaica for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The announcement was made on Tuesday by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister A.J. Nicholson as he addressed diplomats during a Diplomatic
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Update from Syria: Will Syria Go on the Offensive at The Hague?
Damascus :: Syria | 5 months ago
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Even before the historic 139 to 8 vote of the UN General Assembly on November 29 of this year which opened up a plethora of legal remedies for Palestinians, a legal intifada to borrow a phrase from Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law and a
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Palestine plans to file war crime charges against Israel
Apparently encouraged by their newly upgraded status at the United Nations, Palestinian officials are planning to file war crime charges against Israel besides staging mass demonstrations against the country in the West Bank. A number of
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World Briefing | The Americas: International Court Rebuffed Over Colombian Territorial Dispute
Bogotá :: Colombia | 6 months ago
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World Briefing The Americas International Court Rebuffed Over Colombian Territorial Dispute Published: November 30, 2012 President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday said that Colombia would no longer recognize the jurisdiction of the International
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Will slain Kargil Captain?s father get justice?
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 6 months ago
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File photo A Supreme Court petition demanding that the government take the case of the alleged torture and murder of six Indian Army men in Pakistan during the Kargil war to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may flounder, legal experts say.
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