MAR
13
2014

Israel parliament approves conscription law reform

Security Service Bill (amendment No. 19), 2014, also known as the Enlistment Bill and the Equal Service Bill, was approved in its third reading by a vote of 65-1, with opposition parties boycotting the vote.

MAR
12
2014

U.S. - West Virginia lawmakers approve 20-week abortion ban

The House passed the bill by a vote of 85-15 with two delegates not participating.

MAR
12
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court to rule on statute of limitations in class actions

In American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah (1974) the court held that "the commencement of a class action suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action."

MAR
12
2014

U.S. - DOJ defends American Airlines Group merger

The 51-page report, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that objections to the merger by consumer groups are without merit. Pursuant to 15 USC §16 (b)-(h), DOJ antitrust remedies must be vetted in public comments and approved by a federal judge before being finalized. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is presiding over the review.

MAR
12
2014

Uganda rights activists challenge anti-gay law in court

President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law last month, which imposes life sentences for those convicted of "aggravated homosexuality."

MAR
12
2014

Crimea´s parliament votes for independence from Ukraine

Parliament formally adopted a contradictory motion, declaring that a vote for union with Russia in the plebiscite due on Sunday would lead to Crimea becoming an independent state.

MAR
11
2014

Maldives Supreme Court sentences election commission members

The commission members were tried after the passage of new rules that allowed the Supreme Court to initiate the proceedings. The rules enabled the court to essentially act as prosecutor, judge and jury during the trial.

MAR
11
2014

Rights group accuses Syria government of war crimes

The report, entitled "Squeezing the Life Out of Yarmouk: War Crimes Against Besieged Civilians," discusses the deaths of nearly 200 people since the tightening of the siege and cutting off of access to food and medical supplies in July, with 128 of those deaths caused by starvation.

MAR
11
2014

U.S. - Federal judge rejects injunction against Samsung

US District Judge Lucy Koh denied Apple´s request to ban 23 Samsung devices, stating that Apple had not met its burden of proof that consumer demand was driven by the infringing elements.

MAR
11
2014

U.S. Senate passes military sex assault bill, may take months in House

The measure must still be approved by the House of Representatives, where Democratic and Republican aides said it is unlikely to be up for a vote until later in 2014.

MAR
11
2014

Antigay laws gain global attention; countering them remains challenge

When Nigeria banned same-sex unions and began arresting those it suspected of being gay, the European Union’s Foreign Ministry sternly reminded its president of his “obligations” under international law. And after Russia passed a measure widely.

MAR
10
2014

Malaysia appeals court finds opposition leader guilty of sodomy

This conviction makes Anwar unable to run for chief minister of Selangor in next month´s election, where he was expected to win.

MAR
10
2014

China considering limiting use of death penalty

Capital punishment currently applies to 55 different offenses in China. Human rights groups say that China overuses the death penalty, specifically for non-violent crimes like fraud and illegal money-laundering.

MAR
10
2014

North Korea holds first parliamentary elections under Kim Jong-un

The Supreme People´s Assembly is considered a "rubber-stamp" parliamentary body, meeting only a few times per year to give their approval to programs and laws developed by the Worker´s Party.

MAR
10
2014

Italy appeals court overturns bank convictions

A lower court ruled that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG, UBS AG and Depfa Bank Plc forced the city of Milan to enter into an interest-rate swap agreement that ended up costing the city millions when the banks sold derivatives on the bonds.

MAR
10
2014

Egypt interim president signs election law decree

The election commission´s decisions will now be legally protected against any form of review.

MAR
7
2014

U.S. - Illinois AG urges issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples

The encouragement by the Attorney General was first noted on Tuesday in a letter to the Macon County clerk´s office.

MAR
7
2014

Musharraf appeals denial of military court trial

A special court was set up in February to try the former president, denying Musharraf´s request to be tried in military court. Musharraf is facing charges of treason relating to his unconstitutional declaration of emergency in 2007.

MAR
7
2014

Turkish high court supports former general´s appeal for release

The ruling may allow for his release by the lower court and set a precedent for more than 200 others currently imprisoned for allegedly playing roles in the Ergenekon conspiracy against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

MAR
7
2014

Brazil, Europe plan undersea cable to skirt U.S. spying

At a summit in Brussels, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said the $185 million cable project was central to "guarantee the neutrality" of the Internet, signaling her desire to shield Brazil´s Internet traffic from U.S. surveillance.

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