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France's Sarkozy says Prison a 'Nightmare' as Prosecutors Seek his Release

This is Beirut, 10/11 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

France Sarkozy Jail Court Ruling Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called his imprisonment a "nightmare" as prosecutors requested the former French president be released from jail pending an appeals trial over Libyan funding. A lower court in September found the right-winger -- who was head of state from 2007 to 2012 -- guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moammar ...

Climate and International Law: Five Key Questions Posed to the ICJ

This is Beirut, 23/07 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

ICJ Climate Change Ruling

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. Judges have waded through tens of thousands of pages of written submissions and heard two weeks of oral arguments during the ICJ's biggest-ever case. Its own "advisory opinion" is expected ...

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