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US peace groups file constitutional challenge to Iraq war
May 14, 2008
[JURIST] A coalition of anti-war activists represented by the Constitutional Law Clinic at Rutgers University Law School-Newark [academic website] Tuesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] in US District Court for New Jersey seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq.... [more] 
Germany constitutional court rules pre-Iraq war flight missions unconstitutional
May 8, 2008
[JURIST] Germany's Federal Constitutional Court [official website, in German] Wednesday ruled [judgment, in German; press release, in German] that German surveillance flights over Turkey conducted in 2003 during the lead-up to the Iraq War were unconstitutional. The court held that the flights.... [more]
Japan court finds military involvement in Iraq unconstitutional
April 17, 2008
[JURIST] The Nagoya District Court in Japan ruled Thursday that Japan's air force mission to Iraq breaches the Japanese constitution [text], but did not order the government to redeploy the 210 air force personnel in Kuwait aiding the US-led Multi-National Force-Iraq. In a lawsuit brought by more.... [more]
Blackwater accused of war crimes against Iraqis in latest rights group lawsuit
December 19, 2007
[JURIST] The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) [advocacy website] Wednesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against private security contractor Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] on.... [more]
Federal lawsuit claims US contractor responsible for torturing 250 Iraqi detainees
December 19, 2007
[JURIST] US military contractor CACI International [corporate website] is allegedly responsible for the torture of more than 250 former detainees held in Iraqi prisons, according to the amended complaint [complaint, PDF] filed Tuesday in a class action lawsuit [CCR materials] pending in US federal.... [more]
Federal judge grants injunction against second court-martial for Iraq war objector
November 9, 2007
[JURIST] US District Judge Benjamin Settle issued a preliminary injunction [order, PDF] Thursday against holding a second court-martial for Iraq war objector 1st Lt. Ehren Watada [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] until he resolves whether a second court-martial constitutes double jeopardy.... [more]
Rights group sues Blackwater over Iraqi civilian killings
October 11, 2007
[JURIST] The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights [official website] filed a lawsuit against private security contractor Blackwater USA [corporate website] Thursday on behalf of an injured survivor and the families of 3 men killed during a September 16 shooting incident in Baghdad.... [more]
Iraq parliament adjourns for summer recess without passing key laws
July 30, 2007
[JURIST] The Iraqi Council of Representatives [official website, in Arabic] entered its summer recess Monday despite failing to pass constitutional amendments or legislation seen as essential to the stabilization of Iraq. A representative said that the council, which is scheduled to reconvene.... [more]
Iraq making constitutional progress but faces other legal challenges: White House
July 12, 2007
[JURIST] The Iraqi government has shown sufficient progress in its efforts to develop a constitutional review process, but is not making satisfactory progress in passing laws on the distribution of oil revenues and de-Baathification reform, according to the Initial Benchmark Assessment Report.... [more]
US Army officer opposing Iraq war can be court-martialed again: military judge
July 7, 2007
[JURIST] US military judge Lt. Col. John Head ruled Friday that the refiling of charges [JURIST report] in the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] after a February mistrial [JURIST report] does not constitute double jeopardy and will not violate.... [more]
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