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Refugees case: lawyers ask for a postponement

(South Africa) The next stage of the Constitutional Court application to confirm the way the Gauteng government handles the closure of refugee camps hit a snag on Tuesday when lawyers for the refugees asked for a postponement to consider new…read more



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Spanish Court Declares Basque Independence Referendum Unconstitutional

September 12, 2008 9:31 a.m. EST Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer Madrid, Spain (AHN) - The Spanish Constitutional Court placed its foot down on a plan by the Basque region to hold an independence referendum. In its ruling…read more



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The Constitutional Court’s reasoning

byMÃœMTAZ"ER TÃœRKÖNE Constitutional Court President HaÅŸim Kılıç said the reasoning behind the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) will be made public in early October. In addition to the decision, which did not close the…read more



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Firing squad not torture: Bali court

September 11, 2008 - 6:29PM Advertisement Execution by firing squad is not torture, the Indonesian government argued at a Constitutional Court hearing launched by three Bali bombers on death row. "It is not torture. If they feel pain, it s…read more



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Celebrity chef cooks up constitutional crisis

Posted: September 08, 2008, 2:21 PM by DrewHasselback We ve seen no shortage of reports about the on-going unrest in Thailand as Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej resists calls to quit.  Samak is also on the hot-seat in the…read more



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Chere Lyn Tomayko loses her last bid to avoid extradition

By Elise Sonray of the A.M. Costa Rica staff After many appeals the U.S. woman accused of  kidnapping her young daughter lost her last chance to stay in the country. The Sala IV constitutional court ruled that the woman,…read more



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Secularism Turkey's biggest guarantee: top court chief

The secular republic is the most important guarantee of national unity and the unitary state, the chairman of the Supreme Court, Hasan Gerceker said Monday. (UPDATED) Gerceker stressed that in a secular state, religious rule cannot be the source of…read more



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Our judges cannot be immune from criticism

September 08 2008 at 08:10AM By Thami ka Plaatjie There has been much talk about the judiciary, and a number of persons and organisations have cast aspersions on them for various reasons. The student organisation led a march to…read more



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Judge attacks Attorney General

Monday, 8th September, 2008  By Anne Mugisa and Hillary Nsambu CONSTITUTIONAL Court Judge Amos Twinomujuni has attacked the Attorney General, saying he has let the country down. Twinomujuni said the Attorney General had failed to restrain government officials…read more



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Controversial amendments get the rightful boot.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel September 7, 2008 0-for-3. That was the count last week for the state s Taxation and Budget Reform Commission after the state Supreme Court struck a trio of proposed constitutional amendments off the November ballot.…read more