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Torture, the Right to a Fair Trial and Extraterritorial Obligations
R (B Mohamed) v Foreign Secretary [2008] EWHC 2048 (Admin) (21 August 2008)
High Court upholds power to detain terrorist offenders beyond the expiry of their sentence
Division 105A of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) empowers a court to make an order to keep a terrorist offender imprisoned after the expiry of their sentence where they pose an unacceptable risk of committing certain offences if released into the community. By majority (5:2), the High Court held that this power was within the judicial power of the Commonwealth.
Death Penalty - Pros and Cons
Practiced for much, if not all, of human history, the death penalty (also called capital punishment) is the “execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense,” according to Roger Hood, professor at the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Oxford. Amnesty International lists the United States as just one of 55 countries globally with a legal death penalty for ordinary crimes as of May 2023. Another nine countries reserve the death penalty for “exceptional crimes such as crimes under military law or crimes committed in exceptional circumstances,” according to Amnesty International. Meanwhile, 112 countries have abolished the death penalty legally and 23 have abolished...
Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research
Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to our new study.
How dirty old used cars from the US and Europe carry on polluting … in Africa – podcast
The typical car will go for its last drive sometime between its 10th and 15th year on Earth. At this point, the vast majority are sent to be recycled or sold for parts. But for a few autos, a second lease on life awaits, as a significant percentage are exported from richer nations to developing nations for a few more years on the road.
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Ishga joylashayotgan talabaning qanday huquqlari bor? – mutaxassis javobi
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