Judicial vindication of human rights
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The recent judgment of the House of Lords holding indefinite detention of persons under the UK Anti-Terrorism Act 2001 to be illegal is a heartening vindication of the Rule of Law and human rights.
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The UN war crimes court for Rwanda accepted a controversial report by France's top anti-terrorism judge as evidence in a key genocide trial as a main witness cited in it said his testimony had been manipulated.
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Detaining foreigners without trial under emergency anti-terror laws breaks European human rights laws, law lords ruled today. The decision from nine of the law lords, who make up Britain&#39;s highest court, throws
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By George Jones, Political Editor and Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor. The law lords ruled by an eight to one majority that the indefinite detention of foreign suspects without charge or trial in Belmarsh prison breached their human rights.
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 -- The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in which he was sentenced this month to death by hanging, was marred by flaws so serious that they undermined the trial's fairness and called into question the verdict, an international human rights watchdog group said in a...
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A judge in Chile has said that the country&#39;s former military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, is fit enough to be tried for alleged human rights abuses in the 1970s.
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Â· Trip to collect husband's award thrown into doubt Â· Ban seen as test of human rights commitment
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The law lords are set to rule on whether controversial counter-terrorism control orders breach human rights.
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The Chilean Supreme Court has shown its commitment to truth and justice, Amnesty International said today following the decision of Chileâs highest court to confirm the lifting of Augusto Pinochetâs immunity from prosecution in relation to his
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Detaining foreign terrorism suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court has ruled. What is your reaction?
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Human rights advocates and lawyers say Iraq's hush-hush legal proceedings against Saddam Hussein's ousted regime and the secrecy leading up to the investigative hearings that began late last week threaten to undermine the legitimacy of the trial process.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - An investigative judge  questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an  hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of  hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990  rule.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean appeals court ruledMonday that murder charges against former Chilean dictatorAugusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this monthcan move forward.
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (IPS) - The United States, which traditionally  castigates  human rights violators before the United Nations each year, has   rarely or ever been formally condemned by the world body for its  own  transgressions of civil liberties.
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Â· Grand chamber of human rights court to hear appealÂ· Women argue that one will lose house when other dies
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Of all the organs of the government and the state the judiciary is one that is held highest in public esteem in Bangladesh. It is considered as the last resort of individuals seeking personal redress as well as of the nation in times of national crises.
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The existential thrill of the rule of law â something we hear about infrequently, if ever, in the West â is on display tonight on âThe Peopleâs Court,â on PBS.