Archive for category: USA

The Wanton Deployment of Secret Mercenary Armies

The Wanton Deployment of Secret Mercenary Armies

0 / July 10, 2014 12:49 pm

The Wanton Deployment of Secret Mercenary Armies Jabir P July 10, 2014 Reparation Law News Service, New Delhi In Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S.-led private security contractors have been linked to anti coalition activities, murder, bribery, and kidnapping. This pattern [&hellip

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund

0 / February 20, 2014 12:51 pm

Court upholds Citigroup arbitration win over Abu Dhabi fund NEW YORK  Wed Feb 20, 2014 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has suffered another setback in a dispute over a $7.5 billion investment in the Citigroup in December 2007. Court upholds [&hellip

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries

0 / February 17, 2014 2:47 pm

UAE, Egypt plotting coup in Libya, say revolutionaries 17 February 2014 A Libyan revolutionary group claimed that the UAE and Egyptian military-led authorities are plotting a coup in Libya. The Libyan “Revolutionaries Operations Room” (ROR) said that it acquired “documented [&hellip

After Being Indicted, Diplomat Is Allowed to Leave the Country

After Being Indicted, Diplomat Is Allowed to Leave the Country

0 / January 9, 2014 8:28 pm

After Being Indicted, Diplomat Is Allowed to Leave the Country January 09, 2014 By BENJAMIN WEISER NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI — An Indian diplomat whose recent arrest in New York caused an uproar in her home country was on [&hellip

India-US row over arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade escalates

India-US row over arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade escalates

1 / December 17, 2013 10:14 pm

India-US row over arrest of diplomat Devyani Khobragade escalates 17 December 2013  Devyani Khobragade, India‘s deputy consul general in New York, was charged last week with making false statements on an application for her housekeeper to live and work in [&hellip

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor

0 / November 4, 2013 5:52 pm

Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor London, UK, 4 November 2013 Inter-American Court upholds the right to justice and reparation for exiled Pinochet-era torture survivor. Download PDF(100 KB) “Landmark ruling for longtime [&hellip

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad

0 / August 20, 2013 5:08 pm

Fulfilling Our Treaty Obligations and Protecting Americans Abroad Aug 20, 2013 [First published on Jul 29, 2011 Legal Cell  “What role for India in the protection of their citizens abroad?”] The protection of U.S. citizens abroad ranks among the Secretary’s [&hellip

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

0 / June 21, 2013 9:18 am

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006 Copyright © United Nations 2006 Download full text in PDF: [Size 70 KB] Diplomatic Protection PART ONE – GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Definition and scope For the purposes of the present draft articles, diplomatic [&hellip

Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006

0 / March 31, 2013 6:13 pm

Articles on Diplomatic Protection 2006 March 31, 2013 What does ‘Diplomatic Protection’ Mean? Diplomatic protection conducted by a State at inter-State level remains an important remedy for the protection of persons whose human rights have been violated abroad. It can include [&hellip

Article 5 & 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) 1963

Article 5 & 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) 1963

0 / March 27, 2013 5:09 pm

Article 5 & 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) 1963 March 27, 2013 Download full text in PDF: [Size 215 KB] The following Article 5 & 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) of 1963 [&hellip