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Islamic Parallel Justice
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In many German cities, Muslim arbiters, or "peace judges," are settling criminal cases before law enforcement can bring the cases to court. That is undermining Germany's rule of law, according to a new book published by Econ Verlag.

German law expert and former public TV investigative journalist Joachim Wagner presented a new book on Monday in which he speaks of a parallel justice system among the Muslim minority that undermines the rule of law in Germany.

The 236-page book, titled "Judges Without Law: Islamic Parallel Justice Endangers Our Rule of Law," looks into the problems the German judiciary faces when investigating crimes committed within Muslim communities in Germany.


http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15353693,00.html
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US Fails to Bring Osama bin Laden to Justice
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Shortly after taking office oin January 2005, US President Barack Obama ordered CIA director Leon Panetta to make the killing or capture of Osama bin Laden, leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, the top priority of the US war against Al-Qaeda.

Last week, President Obama authorised an operation to "get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice," the President said in a speech on 1 May 2011. A small team of Americans carried out the operation, and after a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden.

Despite President Obama's assertion that "justice has been done," the operation failed to capture bin Laden and bring him to a court of law. Bin Laden was thus never tried or found guilty of the crimes he was accused of and took responsibility for.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead

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"The older I get, the more I respect Marx"
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The rule of law is a universal value, as are human rights. In Russia, I have met with "sovereign democracy" as some sort of opponent to human rights. In Asia, I have met with "Asian values." I do not think human dignity is minimised because of the colour of your skin. I think that human dignity is minimised because elites have an economic interest in screwing people. That is one of the reasons why I am not just a human rights lawyer; I believe that much of the political repression we see is economic in nature. The older I get, the more I respect Karl Marx.

http://www.diplomaatia.ee/?id=242&L=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1227
Filed under: Democracy Human Rights Law Marx Relativism Robert Amsterdam Russia
 

Haven for Freedom of Speech
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Iceland has a bold new international money-making plan. The country wants to turn itself into a haven for the digital age. "A haven for freedom of information, freedom of expression and of speech," says lawmaker Birgitta Jonsdottir. "What we are doing is putting together all the best laws so that one country can set the standard for how we in the future strengthen these rights." Iceland wants people from around the world to set up their servers there and publish material online without the fear of ruinous lawsuits or censorship. Icelanders see this as a noble aim and a business opportunity.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/10/25/am-iceland-turns-from-banks-to-freedom-of-speech-/
Filed under: Censorship Freedom Iceland Information Internet Law
 

Corporations free of human rights
A US federal appeals court has ruled US corporations can no longer be sued for human rights violations abroad under the longstanding Alien Tort Statute. The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alien tort claims can only be brought against individuals, not corporations. The ruling dismissed a lawsuit accusing the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the murder and torture of Nigerian activists, including Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Judge Pierre Leval criticized the ruling, writing, "The majority opinion deals a substantial blow to international law and its undertaking to protect fundamental human rights. So long as they incorporate, businesses will now be free to trade in or exploit slaves, employ mercenary armies to do dirty work for despots, perform genocides or operate torture prisons for a despot’s political opponents, or engage in piracy -- all without civil liability to victims."

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/29/headlines/court_exempts_corporations_from_alien_tort_law

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Israeli law to criminalise boycotts

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A bill has been introduced in the Israeli Knesset that would criminalise all boycott activities or boycott advocacy inside or outside Israel. The bill would target those that initiate, encourage, or provide assistance or information about boycotts against Israel.

Israeli citizens or residents of Israel could be sued by whoever was harmed by the boycott and would have to pay up to ILS 30,000 (EUR 6,500) in restitution and an additional amount according to the harm established by the Israeli courts.

Those that are neither citizens nor residents of Israel would lose the ability of entering Israel for at least ten years and would be forbidden from economic activity in Israel, such as holding an account in an Israeli bank or owning property in Israel.

http://www.muzzlewatch.com/2010/06/09/israeli-law-to-criminalize-advocates-of-boycotts-inside-or-outside-of-israel/

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