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7 Jun 8:48 am
... 't speak out against Chinese abuses because it doesn't condemn Saudi abuses (or my favorite, so ridiculous given the DEGREES involved,
stating that US ... than Egypt - the strategic needs on the Middle East are stronger than the case with China (Saudi in particular needs to be
kept on board the peace process as the paymaster of Fatah). Interestingly, Clinton ... worse off now than it was before? Hardly. About Saudi
Arabia: During the last 30 years the KSA (Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia) has been using our petro ...
29 May 12:15 pm
... cert. be denied. The case arises out of the September 11 attacks and alleges, inter alia, that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi High Commission for Relief to Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and four Saudi princes donated money to charitable ... legal basis" for the officials' immunity is not warranted because - in any
event - the "lower courts correctly concluded that Saudi Arabia and its officials are immune from
suit for governmental acts outside the United States." Nor, the United States continues ...
23 Oct, 2007 11:30 am
... relied on its parens patriae power to assume jurisdiction over two children who habitually resided with their father in Saudi
Arabia at the time of the hearing. In Johnson v. Athimootil, Ontario Superior Court Judge Alison Harvison Young court concluded ... sole
custody of the two older children and ordered the father to return them to the mother. Note that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It
seems clear that ...
7 Jul, 2006 2:28 am
... the recent House of Lords decision in the case of Jones v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of June 14th 2006. The case concerned claims for damages against Saudi Arabia by private individuals alledgedly severely and systematicallytortured by Saudi government ... ruling, finds
that the right to a fair trial (art. 6 of the Convention) does not oblige the United Kingdom to override the immunity defence. What's most
interesting about the decision, in my view, is the extensive citation of foreign judgments ...
3 Nov 7:25 pm
... A panel of three judges in Hail sentenced the rapist to death for "abhorrent" crimes which they said had terrorised the community. Crucifixion in the conservative desert
Kingdom means tying the convict's body to wooden beams to be displayed to the public after he is decapitated by a professional swordsman.
Saudi Arabia has executed 56 people this year under laws that allow the death penalty for rape,
murder, ...
17 Dec, 2007 5:04 pm
... t get international attention will probably not be so lucky under the Kingdom's laws. CNN has the details: Saudi King Abdullah has pardoned a rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in a case that sparked international attention, a
Saudi newspaper has reported. Al-Jazirah newspaper quoted a ... a royal pardon Monday -- the same day that the Hajj, the annual Muslim
pilgrimage to Mecca, begins in Saudi Arabia. The victim's husband told CNN he has not received an ...
29 Oct, 2007 10:47 am
The World Economic Forum has just published a series of scenarios titled The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia and the World: Scenarios to 2025. The link gives an overview of the study, a link to the executive summary and a link to a video
interview with Nicholas Davis, one of the scenario planning experts involved in the study. (Hat tip to The Bayesian Heresy.) Scenarios are a vastly underrated tool in the ...
18 Feb, 2007 7:18 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] said Saturday in a new report on Saudi Arabia
[JURIST news archive] that respect for human rights in the Kingdom seemed to be improving but violations and abuses persisted. The report
[text] detailed the existence of unfair trial, the detention of children and the habitual oppression of women and foreign laborers within the Middle Eastern
14 Sep, 2007 12:29 pm
... graduation, passing the bar, and then getting a job. It might do well to recall the experience of Justice O'Connor and Justice Ginsburg. Upon graduation from law school, Justice
Ginsburg received no offers from New York law firms. Justice O'Connor was offered a job as a legal secretary: "No law firm in California wanted to hire her and only one offered her a
position as a legal secretary." But a future of women lawyers will undoubtedly put pressure on restraints on women in the desert kingdom.
16 Jun, 2008 6:05 am
... seeking to prove that he was distributing alcohol. The appeal is based on the United Nations Convention Against Torture, signed by Saudi
Arabia in 1997, as well as on the judges' definition of murder that came from their reading of Islamic law. (See prior related ... and others
for selling alcohol. Today's Arab News reports on the lawsuit. It claims the news articles violate the Saudi Publication and Printing Law in
identifying the brother. Meanwhile Abdul Rahman Al-Lahem is also representing Umm ...
25 Nov, 2007 10:51 pm
... all criticized the sentence of 200 lashes and six months in jail. The victim violated Saudi Arabia's Sharia law requiring women to have a male relative with them when ... . Her attackers were sentenced last month to two to nine years in prison. The
Saudi statement issued Saturday says that the woman was partially dressed in a parked car with her ... victim had confessed to having an
illegal affair. UPDATE: AP reported on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, in a
statement issued while he ...
20 Jan, 2008 5:35 am
... Saudi Arabia, questioning the Saudi delegation at
length about various issues. (UN Press Release). Saudi Arabia signed the convention with the
following reservations: 1. In case of contradiction between any term of the Convention and the norms of Islamic law, the Kingdom is not under
obligation to observe the contradictory terms of the Convention. 2. The Kingdom does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of article 9 ...
12 Dec, 2006 6:37 pm
... officials and foreign envoys. There has been no formal announcement from the kingdom. And here's the Post's speculation as to the reason,
The exit -- without the fanfare, ... troops out of Iraq, according to American and Arab diplomats. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia conveyed that message to Vice President Dick Cheney two weeks ago ... Arab diplomats said Tuesday that Mr. Obaid's column reflected the view of the
Saudi government, which has made clear its opposition to an American pullout from Iraq. So, ...
30 Dec, 2007 10:50 pm
Today's Arab News reports on an incident growing out of Saudi Arabia's monitoring of the performance
of imams in the country's mosques. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has 270 employees who monitor imams and khateebs (preachers), as well ... . At his trial, the imam confessed and was
sentenced to seven months in prison and 150 lashes. Now an appeal of the conviction will be heard by Saudi Arabia's Cassation Court. Meanwhile, Al-Hammad has filed a lawsuit against the imam in a Saudi religious court.
16 Nov, 2007 5:53 pm
... it possible that Sharia law still exists? Just another reason to keep religion and government separate. More.... The Saudi Constitution:
Article 7 Government in Saudi Arabia derives power from the Holy Koran and the Prophet's tradition.
Article 8 [Government Principles] Government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on the premise of justice, consultation, and equality in accordance with the Islamic Shari'ah. ....Article 23 [Islam] The state ...
10 Mar 12:05 am
Saudi Arabia's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice and local
Saudi courts are again under attack for their strict enforcement of Islamic law. CNN and the London Telegraph yesterday reported on the ... has
been supported by neighbors since her husband's death. She was sentenced to 40 lashes, four months imprisonment and deportation from the Kingdom for mingling with men who are not immediate relatives. The two men were also sentenced to prison terms and lashes. Sawadi had ...
14 Aug, 2008 5:39 pm
/**/ The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act has functioned to provide immunity to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, four princes and other Saudi entities from a lawsuit filed by victims of the September 11
attacks and their families. Today, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2006 ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Casey dismissing a claim against the Saudis. Here's the
ruling. The victims and their families argued that because the defendants gave money to Muslim charities that in turn ...
16 Oct, 2008 6:25 am
In Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Al-Suwailim, a member of the Riyadh Municipal Council, has resigned in
protest over violations of Islamic law that occurred during the city's Eid Al-Fitr celebration this year. Today's Arab News reports that instead of concrete barriers separating families
from single men, the two sections were merely separated by 30 meters of open space. Also non-Muslims entertained at the event and live music was played in one of the theatrical
productions. Ibrahim Al- ...
23 Sep 12:05 am
UAE's The National reports that today in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah University for
Science and Technology (KAUST) will be dedicated. Long the dream of King Abdullah, KAUST--a graduate university dedicated to scientific research and ... and they will be permitted to
drive on campus. University officials are not aiming to spread these freedoms for women elsewhere in the Kingdom, but do hope that KAUST will
force the national education system to replace rote learning with creative thinking.
28 Oct, 2006 6:12 am
VIA AL JAZEERA "The navies of the United States and Britain have increased their patrols around Saudi Arabia's coastal oil installations citing intelligence that suggests an imminent Al-Qaeda attack. Coalition officials said on Friday that they were responding
to intelligence that suggested that Al-Qaeda units might target the kingdom's Ras Tanura terminal, the world's biggest offshore oil export
facility, and Bahrain's Bapco refinery."..
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