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Switzerland court hands down first conviction relating to Liberia civil war

JURIST

A Swiss court on Friday handed down the first conviction over Liberia’s 1989-1996 civil war, sentencing Alieu Kosiah to 20 years in jail for various crimes, including rape, ordering murders, and cruel treatment of civilians. The trial also marks Switzerland’s first war crimes trial in a civilian court.

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Who’s Afraid of Punitive Damages? – Conference in Augsburg, Germany

Conflict of Laws

It evidently has not stopped claimants from seeking enforcement of punitive damage awards in other civil law legal systems. In his paper on “Compensation, Punishment, and the Idea of Private Law”, Lukas Rademacher (University of Kiel) explained the idea of punitive damages and its compatibility with German private law.

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A Critique On The Territorial Jurisdiction Of Courts In India

LexForti

It would be imperative to take into cognizance the concept of jurisdiction which is a conglomeration of two terms, such as juris (meaning “law”) and diction (meaning “to speak”), which can be translated as presuming the appropriate forum that has the potential to “speak the law.”

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A Guide to Common Paralegal Studies Classes

How To Become A Paralegal

Introduction to Civil Procedure. This may also be called a civil law class. In this class, you’re going to learn the basics of the civil law system. You’ll learn about civil law terms as well as how the civil court runs and how both of these differ from the criminal system.

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ABA Midyear Meeting 2019

LegalTalkNetwork

From ABA President-Elect Judy Perry Martinez updating us on gun violence, lawyer wellness, and legal education to author Bill Burnett sharing his wisdom on “Designing Your Life” as well as detailed discussions on jury selection, socio-economic bias in the courts, ABA Blueprint, gatherings of federal judges, human trafficking, Tinker v.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

Third-party funding is rather a new concept and was adapted by many legislations only recently due to the illegality of the doctrines of maintenance and champerty in common-law jurisdictions in the past. This was again confirmed by the Court on various occasions[19]. CURRENT SCENARIO THROUGH A JUDICIAL LENS.

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Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, All he Needs Now is a Crime

JonathanTurley

It was the criminal theory itself that seemed crafted around the standard for obscenity famously described by Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in the case of Jacobellis v. It is not treated under federal law as a political contribution to yourself. Ohio , 378 U.S. Businesses would just have to trust her and her judgment.