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• Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes

  [JURIST] Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man, with the unlawful execution and torture of people...

• ICC grants Kenya VP's request to skip parts of upcoming trial

  [JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Tuesday conditionally granted the request [press release] of Kenyan Vice President...

• Libya senior judge assassinated outside courthouse

  [JURIST] Senior Libyan Judge Mohammed Naguib was assassinated Sunday by an unidentified gunman outside of the courthouse in Derna. Chairman...

• UN rights expert applauds Georgia for commitment to aiding displaced persons

  [JURIST] UN independent expert Chaloka Beyani [official profile] commended [press release] the government of Georgia Monday for its ongoing commitment...

• Pennsylvania top court upholds mandatory retirement age for judges

  [JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania [official website] on Monday upheld [opinion, PDF] the mandatory retirement provision for judicial officers....

• Rights groups: death penalty in US states violates human rights

  [JURIST] The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) [advocacy websites] on Monday released...

• Obama appoints Guantanamo closure envoy

  [JURIST] An anonymous source inside the US State Department said Monday that President Barack Obama [official websites] is appointing attorney...

• Iran president summoned to criminal court

  [JURIST] Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [official website; BBC profile] was summoned to a criminal court on Monday. Although the...