Belgium king refuses to accept PM resignation
July 18, 2008
[JURIST] Belgian King Albert II [official website] declined to accept the resignation [press release, in Dutch] of Prime Minister Yves Leterme [personal website, in Dutch; JURIST report] on Thursday. Leterme submitted his resignation Monday night because of his coalition government's inability to.... [more] 
Belgium PM submits resignation after failing to unite regions
July 15, 2008
[JURIST] Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme [personal website, in Dutch] submitted his resignation [press release, in Dutch] Monday night because of his coalition government's inability to successfully divide federal powers between the Flemish- and French-speaking communities. Leterme had set a.... [more]
Belgium gives final approval to EU reform treaty
July 11, 2008
[JURIST] The Flemish Parliament [official website, in Flemish] approved the new EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive] Friday, finalizing Belgian approval of the document, also known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF text]. Jose Manuel Barroso [official profile], the president of the.... [more]
Former Congo rebel leader Bemba arraigned before ICC
July 4, 2008
[JURIST] Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [JURIST news archive] rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC profile; JURIST news archive] appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] for the first time Friday after Belgium's Court of Cassation approved his transfer.... [more]
Belgium court transfers former Congo rebel leader to ICC
July 2, 2008
[JURIST] Belgium's Court of Cassation [official website, in French] Tuesday approved the transfer of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [JURIST news archive] rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba [ICC profile; JURIST news archive] to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] where.... [more]
Former Congo rebel leader arrested in Belgium
May 25, 2008
[JURIST] Jean-Pierre Bemba [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo [JURIST news archive], was arrested [ICC press release] Saturday by Belgian authorities at his home outside of Brussels, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official.... [more]
US immigration agents face problems transiting drugged deportees overseas
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] US immigration agents transiting involuntarily sedated immigration deportees through foreign countries have been challenged by local authorities, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The paper said French and Belgian law enforcement officials had raised objections to the sedation of.... [more]
Belgium government, banks to pay $170M to Holocaust survivors
March 11, 2008
[JURIST] A Belgian government commission on restitution for Holocaust victims issued its final report [PDF text, in French] Tuesday, finding that Holocaust survivors, victims' families and the general Jewish community should receive $170 million to compensate for the money and goods they lost.... [more]
Austria becomes second country to ban cluster munitions
December 7, 2007
[JURIST] The Austrian Parliament [official website, in German] passed legislation setting a complete ban on cluster munitions [FAS backgrounder] Thursday, and making a disarmament goal to destroy Austria's stockpile of approximately 10,000 devices over three years. Austria is the second country to.... [more]
ECHR rules Belgium police violated rights of journalist investigating EU fraud
November 27, 2007
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] Tuesday ruled [DOC text, in French; press release] that Belgian police violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights [PDF text] by searching the home and office of German journalist Hans Martin Tillack [Stern.... [more]
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