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Law: US Refuses Official Visit for UN Special Rapporteur on Torture

Juan E. Méndez, the Special Rapporteur on Torture has been refused an official visit to Private First Class Bradley E. Manning by the US government, despite repeated requests since last December.…

April 12, 2011No CommentRead More

Law: Special Tribunal for Lebanon Enters Judicial Phase

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has entered its judicial phase with the first indictment received from The Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Canadian Daniel Bellemare. The Lebanese…

January 18, 2011No CommentRead More

EU Citizens Win Right to Interpretation

The European Parliament has today adopted a new law to ensure anyone facing charges in an EU country is given access to an interpreter and translation of documents. The directive…

June 17, 20101 CommentRead More

Law: International Criminal Court Amends “Crime of Aggression”

On 11 June 2010, the Review Conference of the Rome Statute concluded in Kampala, Uganda, after meeting for two weeks. The Conference adopted a resolution by which it amended the…

June 15, 2010No CommentRead More