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Mexico Authorizes Extradition of Former Guatemalan President for Embezzlement |
On November 1, 2006, the media reported that the Mexican government authorized the extradition of Alfonso Portillo, the former Guatemalan president, on embezzlement charges in Guatemala. From 2000 to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
1 |
2007-01-01 |
Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala |
Corruption, Extradition, Immunity |
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Lebanon Approves U.N. Plan for International Criminal Court for Hariri Assassination |
On November 25, 2006, Lebanon’s cabinet, defying warnings from Hezbollah, approved a U.N. plan to establish an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
1 |
2007-01-01 |
Lebanon |
Assassination |
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Iraq Special Tribunal Sentences Saddam Hussein to Death |
On November 5, 2006, an Iraqi special tribunal sentenced Saddam Hussein and two senior members of his regime to death for the collective punishment of the Shia village of Dujail following a failed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
1 |
2007-01-01 |
United States, Middle East, Iraq |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Capital Punishment |
