A Belgrade court will today and tomorrow hear the closing arguments in the trial of 14 FC Partizan supporters charged with killing a French fan. The group has been charged with brutally beating Brice Taton in Belgrade in September 2009, which led to his death in the hospital 12 days later.
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Closing arguments in KLA war crimes case
December 16th, 2010 |
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The War Crimes Chamber of the Higher Court in Belgrade will today hear closing arguments in the trial of the Gnjilane Group of the so-called KLA. A total of 17 ethnic Albanians have been charged with torture and vicious murder of Serb and other civilians in the town of Gnjilane, eastern Kosovo, in 1999.
The Copenhagen climate talks: Filthy lucre fouls the air
December 10th, 2009 |
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Arguments over money dampened the euphoria that marked the start of talks on a global deal to limit greenhouse gases
DESPITE the gloomy talk that preceded the UN climate conference, the opening was upbeat. Most big countries had vowed to cut or limit emissions during the previous few weeks. As delegates arrived, America’s Environmental Protection Agency announced that carbon-dioxide emissions were an “endangerment” to health. This allows Barack Obama to regulate them, whatever Congress does.
The happiness did not last. On December 8th a draft agreement which had been discussed some weeks ago was leaked to the Guardian. It caused a furore. The “Danish text” had been circulated by the hosts, but not to all parties; and it seems to confirm the futility of moves towards the legally binding treaty that many still want. …
ICJ hears Russian, U.S. arguments
December 8th, 2009 |
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The public hearing in the Kosovo case continued this Tuesday in The Hague for the sixth day. After yesterday’s arguments presented by China – the first permanent member of the UN Security Council to participate in the proceedings – today the judges are hearing the arguments of Russia and the United States, and also Spain and Finland.
Serbia presents arguments in Kosovo debate
December 1st, 2009 |
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The debate on the legality of Kosovo’s unilateral proclamation of independence began today before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. During the ten days of debates, 28 UN member-states will give their opinions on the legality of the province’s ethnic Albanians’ declaration, and the court will also hear from Kosovo government officials.
Arguments for Deflation: Unemployment, Debt and Deleveraging, the Pension Crisis, Collapse of the Shadow Banking System, and Interest on Reserves
September 22nd, 2009 |
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As Absolute Return Partners wrote in its July newsletter: The most important investment decision you will have to make this year and possibly for years to come is whether to structure your portfolio for deflation or inflation. So which is it, inflation…
Myanmar court hears final arguments in Suu Kyi case
July 27th, 2009 |
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A court in army-ruled Myanmar heard final arguments on Monday in a case involving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces five years in prison if found guilty of breaching a draconian security law. Lawyers read closing arguments for the other defendants, two of Suu Kyi’s housemaids and
Belgrade reacts to some arguments sent to ICJ
July 15th, 2009 |
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Serbia’s legal team has sent its comments on the statements filed by other countries in the Kosovo case considered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Last fall, the UN General Assembly ordered the world organization’s top tribunal to provide an advisory opinion on whether the ethnic Albanians’ unilateral proclamation of independence of Kosovo in February 2008 was in line with international law.
K. Albanians to send “new arguments”
July 13th, 2009 |
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Representatives of the Kosovo Albanian government in PriÅ¡tina will on July 17 send additional arguments to the International Court of Justice, reports said. The move, according to Albanian language daily Koha Ditore, will seek to “defend the legitimacy of the independence declaration”.