Europe court rules terror suspect asset freeze violates fundamental rights
June 11, 2009
[JURIST] The European Union Court of First Instance [official website] ruled [judgment materials] Thursday that an EU-ordered asset freeze of a Jordanian terrorist suspect lacked judicial review, violating the suspect's fundamental rights. The assets of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada [BBC profile] were fr....... [more] 
Jordan urged to restore rule of law by ending arbitrary detentions
May 27, 2009
[JURIST] Jordan should restore its rule of law by ending extrajudicial detentions of crime victims, personal enemies, and persons freed by the courts, according to a report [text] released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. Per the 1954 Crime Prevention Law [DOS backgrounder], w....... [more]
UK court rules Muslim cleric can be deported to Jordan
February 18, 2009
[JURIST] A five-judge panel of the UK's Law Lords [official website] ruled [decision] unanimously Wednesday that Islamic cleric Abu Qatada [BBC profile] could be deported to Jordan despite fears he might be tortured upon his arrival. Qatada, accused of being one of Osama bin Laden's chief associates....... [more]
Trial of Klan group begins in Kentucky court
November 13, 2008
'[JURIST] A court in Brandenburg, Kentucky began civil trial proceedings Wednesday against the Kentucky-based Imperial Klans of America over injuries sustained to then-16-year old Jordan Gruver, a US citizen of Panamanian descent, during a racially....... [more]
New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
November 7, 2008
'[JURIST] The UN General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected five new judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Judges Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh of Jordan, currently the vice president of the court, and Ronny Abraham of France....... [more]
DC Circuit affirms dismissal of Chalabi lawsuit against Jordan
October 24, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Kingdom of Jordan by Ahmad Chalabi, who led the US-backed Iraqi opposition movement during the regime of Saddam Hussein. The court....... [more]
Jordan court issues life sentences for al Qaeda chemical bombers
May 21, 2008
'[JURIST] Eight alleged al-Qaeda operatives were given life sentences by a Jordan military court Wednesday as punishment for their roles in a 2004 failed chemical weapons attack on the US Embassy and other sites in Jordan. The plot was allegedly funded....... [more]
UK appeals court blocks terror deportations to Jordan, Libya
April 9, 2008
'[JURIST] The Court of Appeal in London Wednesday blocked two separate orders to extradite two terror suspects to Libya and another convicted terrorist to Jordan, citing concerns that they would face torture and be denied a fair trial on arrival. The....... [more]
HRW: CIA transferred terror suspects to Jordan as part of rendition program
April 9, 2008
'[JURIST] Human Rights Watch accused the CIA Tuesday of transferring terror suspects to Jordan following September 11, saying that the US sent them there for interrogations as part of the CIA''s rendition program. HRW reported that at least 14 persons....... [more]
Mauritanian Guantanamo detainee alleges torture in US, foreign custody
March 10, 2008
'[JURIST] A Mauritanian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay has threatened to sue US officials, alleging that he has been tortured in US custody. Lawyers for Mohamed Ould Sillahi told Reuters Monday that Sillahi was also tortured by officials in Jordan and....... [more]
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