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International Courts
International Criminal Court Awards $30 Million To Congolese Warlord’s Victims
Excerpt Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a reparation order, awarded the victims of Congolese Warlord, Bosco Ntaganda, USD 30 million. Background Mr Bosco Ntaganda, also known as “Mr Terminator”, is a militia leader, who carried out a range of...
International Courts
The International Criminal Court Awards $30 Million To Congolese Warlord’s Victims
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a reparation order, awarded the victims of Congolese Warlord, Bosco Ntaganda, USD 30 million.
International Courts
The International Criminal Court Awards $30 Million To Congolese Warlord’s Victims
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a reparation order, awarded the victims of Congolese Warlord, Bosco Ntaganda, USD 30 million.
International Courts
Palestinian Court Rules Balfour Declaration Invalid; Urges the UK To Apologize
Excerpt The Nablus Court of First Instance ruled that Lord Balfour’s declaration to support for a “national home for the Jewish people” violated international law and resulted in the consequences of “nakba”. The Court has called the British government to...
International Courts
European Court of Human Rights Rules Hungary Violated Asylum-Seeking Family’s Rights
Excerpt The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that Hungary had violated the law in its treatment of a family of five asylum seekers, including three young children. The Iranian Afghan family was held in a Röszke transit zone...
International Courts
Westminster Magistrates’ Court Orders Extradition for Nirav Modi for Connection With PNB Scam
The London Court delivered the verdict stating that the evidence against Modi was sufficient to merit order for extradition to India, where he is to face criminal charges for money laundering and fraud concerning the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
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Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Immediate Reconstruction of Vandalised Hindu Temple
Background A century-old Hindu temple, Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj, in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in December 2020 was burnt and demolished by the members of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party after the members of the Hindu community received...
International Courts
ECtHR Rejects Case Against Germany Over Afghan Airstrikes
On 16th February 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rejected a complaint made against Germany for its refusal to prosecute an officer who had ordered a deadly bombing in 2009 of two fuel tankers in northern Afghanistan. Background Following...
International Courts
Nigerian Farmers Have Jurisdiction to Sue Shell over Pollution Charges: Britain’s Top Court
Excerpt The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court (UKSC), on the 12th of February 2021, ruled that Nigerian farmers and fishermen could sue the Royal Dutch Shell Plc in English Courts over allegations of pollution where the company owns a subsidiary. Background The appeal...
International Courts
Certiorari To United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Background The Nazi Government unlawfully coerced the consortium to sell the collection of medieval relics known as Welfenschatz to Prussia for a third of its value. It unlawfully coerced the consortium into selling the collection to Prussia for a third...
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Analysing the Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In Light Of the Vijay Karia Case
Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Hereinafter “Act”) lays down the basis for setting aside arbitral awards made in domestic and foreign arbitrations held in India. Though international awards cannot be contested in India, the compliance of such awards in India may be validly challenged by the award debtor on the grounds set out in Section 48 of the Act. The grounds set under both these sections are almost similar, one of the grounds being that the arbitral award is found contrary to the “public policy of India”. The question of the constituent elements of “public policy” have been discussed in a number of cases, however, in a recent case of Vijay Karia & Ors. V. Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Srl & Ors, the SC drew attention to this point viz-a-viz foreign award.