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11 Jun 2009, 8:37 am
Law Week, June 9, 2009:Victims of Saddam Hussein's abuse during and after the 1991 Persian Gulf War may not pursue tort claims against Iraq, the U.S. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 7:09 am
Here, in summary, are results of the other decisions announced Monday: ** The Court ruled unanimously that Americans do not have a right to sue the present government of Iraq for torture and other abuse they suffered in the former regime of Saddam Hussein. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 3:36 am
Simon, the Court ruled [opinion, PDF] that Iraq has sovereign immunity from US court jurisdiction in cases alleging mistreatment during the Saddam Hussein regime, at which time the country was designated [read post]
7 Jun 2009, 8:48 am
The other day, I did a quick post in a pique of anger at the US criticizing China's Human Rights record while Barack Obama was travelling in or to Saudia Arabia and Egypt. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 7:48 am
" Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. [read post]
30 May 2009, 7:00 am
"The world is a safer place without Saddam Hussein," he argued, repeating a mantra that defined much of his Administration.He seemed to relish the opportunity for a new role as an extravagently-paid keynote speaker. [read post]
23 May 2009, 5:11 pm
Drawing on an analysis of the 67 cases, the book examines the emergence of regional trends in Europe and Latin America and contains eight case studies of high-profile trials of former government leaders: Augusto Pinochet (Chile), Alberto Fujimori (Peru), Slobodan Milosevic (former Yugoslavia), Charles Taylor (Liberia and Sierra Leone), and Saddam Hussein (Iraq) - studies written by experts who closely followed their cases and their impacts on wider societies. [read post]
23 May 2009, 4:35 pm
As this blogger observed, Saddam Hussein's hanging was a revenge killing. [read post]
21 May 2009, 10:53 am
We had the training camps of Afghanistan, and dictators like Saddam Hussein with known ties to Mideast terrorists. [read post]
17 May 2009, 12:29 pm
” On April 7, Saddam Hussein struck a dictatorial pose, under this passage from the First Epistle of Peter: “It is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. [read post]
15 May 2009, 12:00 pm
The case grew out of the discovery of fraud by Custer Battles LLC, a contractor hired to help the CPA replace existing Iraqi dinars that bore Saddam Hussein's face with dinars without his face. [read post]
13 May 2009, 3:00 am
In 1996 she was among 5 "20th Century Women of Achievement" to be honored with her own British commemorative stamp (above right); another honoree was Margot Fonteyn (prior post).... 2003, workers in Iraq continued efforts to unearth the remains of thousands of victims of the brutal regime of deposed President Saddam Hussein. [read post]
6 May 2009, 4:45 am
., the multibillion-dollar contractor hired to maintain and repair the electrical infrastructure at the Radwaniyah Palace complex in Baghdad, a former estate of Saddam Hussein, where Sgt. [read post]
26 Apr 2009, 11:00 pm
Supreme Court and its cases) discussing oral arguments in a case involving hostage-taking and torture in the Saddam Hussein regime and whether and to what extent U.S. citizens may maintain lawsuits against Iraq for damages Balkinization - where St. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 5:30 am
According to a McClatchy News article today, a primary objective of waterboarding and other violent methods of interrogation was the pursuit of evidence of an operational link between Saddam Hussein's deposed regime and the Al Quaida terrorist organization. [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 10:24 pm
"The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Monday about holding the current Iraqi government responsible in American courts for the acts of Saddam Hussein's regime. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 7:40 am
Simon, the Court will consider whether Iraq has sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of US courts in cases involving alleged misdeeds that occurred during the Saddam Hussein [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 7:09 am
Beaty, addressing whether U.S. courts have jurisdiction over tort suits against Iraq for alleged torts during Saddam Hussein's reign. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 5:55 am
Simon, the Court will consider whether U.S. courts have jurisdiction over Iraq for claims involving hostage-taking and torture that occurred during Saddam Hussein’s regime. [read post]