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U.S. Investigates Role of Private Military Company in Liberia |
On August 7, 2003, the Financial Times reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the role of an Anglo-American private military company, Northbridge Services Group.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Liberia |
Law of War |
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Liberia Applies to ICJ on Sierra Leone Arrest Warrant against Liberian President Taylor As Nigeria Gives Him Asylum and Rejects Calls to Extradite |
On August 4, 2003, Liberia filed an application with the International Court of Justice against Sierra Leone in response to an arrest warrant issued against Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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10 |
2003-10-01 |
Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Extradition, Law of War |
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ICTY and ICTR Developments |
The article contains three updates in the International Tribunal in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and one in Rwanda (ICTR). On July 31, 2003, the ICTY sentenced Milomir Stakic to life in prison for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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10 |
2003-10-01 |
Balkans, Rwanda |
Law of War |
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Australian Requests Visit with Son in Guantánamo amid Plea Bargaining |
On July 28, 2003, Australian Terry Hicks pleaded for the U.S. government to apply the same legal standards to his son that were applied to U.S. national John Walker Lindh. Like Lindh, David Hicks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, Australia |
Law of War |
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U.S. Court Denies POWs Right to Collect From U.S. Iraqi Funds |
On July 30, 2003, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to the U.S. Treasury against 17 former prisoners of war (POWs) from the 1991 Gulf War and 37 of their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Human Rights |
