Posts Tagged ‘legality’

World Court hearing on legality of Israeli occupation ends following week of testimony

Over 50 nations presented testimony to the ICJ on the legality of the Israeli occupation, with the majority offering stirring arguments for Israeli accountability and justice for the Palestinians. An Advisory Opinion is expected sometime this summer. Source

UN committee releases exhaustive study on the legality of Israel’s occupation 

“The study is the most comprehensive and persuasive analysis of why the Israel occupation has now become illegal,” says former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk. “It will be the intellectual and political touchstone on Palestine and international law for some time to come.” Source

The Legality of War

The western mass media and governments have fallen into a frenzy of anti-Russian propaganda over Russia’s military operations in Ukraine. One element of their propaganda war is the claim that Russia’s action is illegal under international law. But is this the case and what does it mean for these countries to make that claim when […]

Covid 19 coronavirus: High Court hears arguments questioning legality of vaccine rollout

11 May, 2021 With plenty of speculation surrounding New Zealand’s vaccine rollout, the New Zealand Herald hunts answers to the burning questions on how and when you will get vaccinated. Video / NZ HeraldBy: Katie Harris multimedia journalist at the Herald in Wellington@katieharrisnz A group questioning the legality of New Zealand’s vaccine rollout has argued its […]

Appeals court set to rule on legality of Netherlands coronavirus curfew

A court in the Netherlands is expected to decide whether ministers lawfully used emergency powers to introduce a coronavirus curfew. The Court of Appeal in The Hague has begun hearing a government appeal after a lower court said earlier in the week that the curfew should be stopped. The suspension was temporarily overturned on Tuesday […]

US-Canada summit on N Korea: "Not the slightest legality", a "provocation" and failed to provide alternative to Russia-China deal

     The joint US-Canada summit is just a “heavy-handed attempt” to undermine the decisions of the UNSC, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said. It added that the meeting failed to provide an alternative to the Russian-Chinese initiative. Participants at the Vancouver summit failed to provide any alternative to the existing Chinese-Russian roadmap for easing the Korean […]

Appeals Court To Rule On Legality Of Michigan Government-Led Prayer

State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-, right, and other senators bow their heads during the prayer before the Senate floor session in Nashville, Tenn., April 16, 2015. (AP/Erik Schelzig) The entire Sixth Circuit heard debate Wednesday over the constitutionality of a Michigan county’s practice of opening board meetings with a commissioner-led prayer, after the […]

Pathetic Loser Boy Bush Attacking Trump — STILL

SAN DIEGO, CA.: Woman was taking shower at a 24 Hour Fitness gym when above animal tried to force his way into her shower stall to rape her. Suspook in his mid-20s, 5′ 8″ to 5′ 9″ tall, 140 to 150lbs, thin build, clean shaven, with black wavy hair. At the time of the assault, […]

Robot-Made Burgers Coming to San Francisco

Robot-Made Burgers Coming to San Francisco July 1st, 2016 Via: TechInsider: A robot-powered burger joint is coming to San Francisco. In 2012, secretive robotics startup Momentum Machines debuted a machine that could crank out 400 made-to-order hamburgers in an hour. It’s fully autonomous, meaning […]

Obama says US has to ‘do something’ about guns after Colorado gunman identified

One police officer from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and two civilians were killed and nine people were injured, including five police officers, after a gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic on Friday.   After a five-hour standoff, the gunman, identified the as Robert Lewis Dear, 57, of South Carolina, […]

Obama says US has to ‘do something’ about guns after Colorado gunman identified

One police officer from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and two civilians were killed and nine people were injured, including five police officers, after a gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic on Friday.   After a five-hour standoff, the gunman, identified the as Robert Lewis Dear, 57, of South Carolina, […]

US probes legality of anti-terror strikes

  AFP September 17, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AFP) – A top US anti-terror advisor Friday hinted at the debate inside the White House over legal constraints on US operations striking at Al-Qaeda suspects in places like Yemen and Somalia. A d v e r t i s e m e n t John Brennan, President […]

CIA investigating legality of its connections with NYPD

  AM NY September 14, 2011 The CIA has launched an internal probe into whether its ties with the NYPD have amounted to illegal “domestic spying” in Muslims communities that violated civil liberties. A Muslim civil liberties organization last month called for the investigation after a report that the agency was helping cops target mosques […]

Turkish Premier to Refer Legality of Israel’s Gaza Blockade to The Hague

Turkish premier reiterates Ankara’s intent to refer legality of Israel’s blockade on Gaza to The Hague, saying the world will see ‘who is standing alongside the victims’.   Speaking at a convention of businessmen in the central Turkish city of Kayseri broadcast live on Turkey’s state news channel TRT Erdogan vowed to continue the legal […]

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