JAN
28
2014

UN rights expert urges Qatar to reform justice system

In particular, Knaul expressed concern over issues regarding access to justice in Qatar for women, migrants and domestic workers.

JAN
28
2014

ICJ rules on maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile

Peru had wanted the maritime board to extend perpendicularly from where the land borders of the two countries meet the ocean, while Chile wanted the border to run parallel to the equator.

JAN
28
2014

U.S - Supreme Court rules for airline in defamation case

To encourage such reports, the ATSA provides a broad grant of immunity from suit, shielding airlines and their employees from all liability, including liability for state-law defamation.

JAN
28
2014

U.S., British spy agencies exploit ´leaky´ apps for intel: report

It was citing previously undisclosed intelligence documents made available by fugitive American spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.

JAN
28
2014

Burger King ´sandwich deal´ yields U.S. criminal insider charges

Waldyr Da Silva Prado Neto, who worked for Wells Fargo Advisors, alleged learned from a client that private equity firm 3G Capital Partners planned to buy Burger King, and passed the news to Igor Cornelsen, a banker and fellow Brazilian who had been prodding him for tips.

JAN
27
2014

Egypt to elect a president before voting on a parliament

The parliamentary elections were supposed to happen first under the timetable agreed to after Egypt´s army deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July.

JAN
27
2014

Poland to investigate alleged CIA secret prison following new developments

According to the Washington Post, two senior CIA officials were seen delivering cardboard boxes containing $15 million in cash to the US Embassy in Warsaw in early 2003.

JAN
27
2014

U.S - DOJ brings fraud charges on background check firm that cleared Snowden

This number accounts for almost 40 percent of the total background checks USIS performed in that period. The complaint alleges the practice of "dumping" detailed as:

JAN
27
2014

E-cigarette to be banned for under-18s in England

Many secondary schools across the UK have already banned e-cigarettes over fears they are encouraging pupils to take up smoking.

JAN
27
2014

Tunisia assembly passes new constitution

Analysts say politicians hope it will send out a message of stability after months of deadlock between Islamist and secular forces.

JAN
24
2014

Russia high court leaves oil tycoon in exile, releases business partner

. Lebedev´s release came four months early, with the remainder of his sentence considered time served. Khodorkovsky was released from prison following a pardon in December from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

JAN
24
2014

Taxing Digital Economy, ‘Inequality’ at Davos: Compliance

In July. the group proposed developing rules during the next two years to prevent companies from avoiding taxes. The idea was endorsed by the Group of 20 major economies.

JAN
24
2014

Amnesty International demands closure of Guantanamo Bay

The report focuses heavily on the continued detention of individuals that have been approved for transfer, including a group of Yemeni detainees held in Guantanamo because of security situations in their home countries.

JAN
24
2014

Federal judge rules Samsung infringed on Apple´s patented word recommendation technology

The remaining claims, for which Koh denied summary judgment, will be presented to a jury in March. A spokesman for Samsung expressed disappointment with Koh´s decision and stated that Samsung "remains confident" that its products do not infringe Apple´s intellectual property.

JAN
24
2014

US privacy board finds NSA phone surveillance program illegal

In a 3-2 vote, the five-member board said that Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, the statute upon which the program was based, does not provide an adequate basis to support the program.

JAN
23
2014

U.S - Supreme Court upholds Hawaii redistricting plan

The case was on appeal from the US District Court for the District of Hawaii, which ruled in favor of the redistricting plan.

JAN
23
2014

U.S - Federal appeals court rules juror exclusion for sexual orientation unconstitutional

SmithKline Beecham filed suit against Abbott Laboratories in federal court alleging, among other things, violations of a licensing agreement and various antitrust laws related to HIV medication transactions.

JAN
23
2014

Greece austerity measures ruled unconstitutional

The Greek government was required to make certain cuts as a condition of its international bailout plan.

JAN
23
2014

Independent commission to investigate future of internet after NSA revelations

The two-year inquiry, announced at the World Economic Forum at Davos, will be wide-ranging but focus primarily on state censorship of the internet as well as the issues of privacy and surveillance raised by the Snowden leaks about America´s NSA and Britain´s GCHQ spy agencies.

JAN
23
2014

Morocco scraps law allowing rapists to marry young victims

The amendment to Article 475 of the penal code, first proposed by the country´s Islamist-led government a year ago, was adopted unanimously by lawmakers, parliamentary sources said.

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