7th April - LAW NEWS

468 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Imprisoned former MP Chris Huhne and former prisoner Jonathan Aitken exchange letters http://t.co/C8z2psO5pv 
• Muslim Council of Britain vows action to stop children being groomed for sex http://t.co/liYmtwyOcw 
• Kent youth PCC Paris Brown apologises over offensive tweets http://t.co/jnZd4kujZt 
• AFGHANISTAN: A Secret Deal on Drones, Sealed in Blood http://t.co/sFdCickJFs 
• Grave Robbers and War Steal SYRIA’s History http://t.co/F1IjkyeC4Z 
• US Law School professor says Jana Winter should not face jail http://t.co/LWRLm6wPAf 
• KOREA: Three S. Koreans indicted for illegal deals with N Korean hacker http://t.co/SvYJ5OKv1a 
• SAUDI ARABIA cracks down on illegal labour http://t.co/J8t5btPite 
• Ex-navy chief of Guinea-Bissau brought to US to face trial over alleged role in international cocaine trafficking http://t.co/RdaBVwGGZO 
• GUATEMALA: Otto Pérez Molina Implicated In Trial Of Former Guatemalan Strongman Ríos Montt http://t.co/k6zHOi1WjS 
• Magic mushroom depression trial hits stumbling block due to European rules on the use of illegal drugs in research http://t.co/1ZU26kwcoH 
• ‘Secret courts’ jeopardize justice http://t.co/8m5UihC5Xq 
• MALAYSIA: Pledges To Set Up More Courts To Deal With Corruption Cases http://t.co/lP8cWWYn9f. 
• PORTUGAL: Government condemns high court’s budget rejection http://t.co/iEDwQUfAlh 
• INDIA: Lawyers seek facilities and renovation of courts across state http://t.co/tw8HbsMltu 
• US Courts Without Judges - vacancies on the nation’s federal courts has reached an astonishingly high level http://t.co/JDIVpP2WHg 
• Legal Experts Comment On New Recommendations To Speed Up Employment Tribunal Process http://t.co/KxhiTxWmiR 
• Strippers, orgies, cocaine and boob jobs at £1bn British company http://t.co/xgIVAWp899 
• Blackburn teacher's anger after unfair dismissal http://t.co/9um5RDdNa5 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Housing association whistleblower accused of reporting company to former minister begins unfair dismissal claim http://t.co/4paoKvi4hK 
• Cyber bullying: 'He told me he was a footballer. I wasn't to know I was a victim' - http://t.co/L4GOfu1ymJ 
• Police go back over cases of female genital mutilation http://t.co/Y6xpAB5oCW 
• Ticket charges: No more 'excessive' card surcharges http://t.co/QmEN176ThR 
• 'Absurd' drug laws 'hinder research' - Prof David Nutt http://t.co/zYSkRfci1R 
• BOLIVIA Passes Gender Violence Law http://t.co/sYFM6pOm0E 
• PAKISTAN: Rule of law essential for egalitarian society: Chief Justice http://t.co/cBJDH60uFj 
• BANGLADESH: Islamist marchers call for law that would include death penalty for bloggers who they say insult Islam http://t.co/hNWq5jInG2 
• New law to crackdown on insurer loopholes http://t.co/ZLJJFpmVWb 
• Top Swedish judge defends Wikileaks' Assange http://t.co/JsaHMUjPuk
• Court of Appeal rejects latest attempt to deport Abu Qatada | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/UAI7weMGwX 
• Abu Qatada, Rise of the Secret Court and the European Question - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/kgexkUJjcF 
• Last week not a good one for Theresa May: not just Abu Qatada | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BVGJZaxWz9 
• Policy allowing cross-gender searches in prisons not unlawful, says High Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/i3JREVGhBI 
• Enforcement of custody in the face of children's dissent: should law prevail? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/apB5f9bPQm 
• 4 slaughterhouses hit high fives: Article 6(1) breaches found | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/gEaqeGTwQg 
• We shall fight on the beaches | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/thhUlpb2Rl
• Conflict-related Sexual Violence: Room for Nuance? http://t.co/NbTXiszyWK 
• US: Prosecuting Conspiracy to Commit Piracy http://t.co/ZhxPrkjLKf 
• International law has firmer rules for trade of bananas and electronics than it does conventional arms http://t.co/1ED9tozyQz 
• Human Rights Center (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law) hiring for Global Justice Program Director http://t.co/BEr1SX7CKy 
• INDIA's Supreme Court Ruling: A Defeat for the Pharmaceutical Industry? http://t.co/zp19yhdGM6 
• "International Law & the Future of Peace" http://t.co/NjWtgEBaeR
• Violence And Dignity – Reflections On The Middle East | Noam Chomsky http://t.co/ldlrby31Rw 
• Mr Cameron's Anti-immigrant Rant: The Back Story http://t.co/WWHH3wt7GT 
• A New Eurotreasury Could Help To Regain Economic Sovereignty http://t.co/Zg8USKgLob 
• SUDAN: Darfur - Money Won't Buy Human Rights http://t.co/LAdwuqxS2b 
• 'Chieftaincy Laws in NIGERIA: Principles and Practice', Democracy Needs Independent Judiciary To Survive http://t.co/xU6JjTfOQV 
• There's no defence for prosecution turning up late, Grimsby magistrates were suddenly thrown into chaos http://t.co/FiIE2xOxqp 
• GHANA: Supreme Court Judges, including retired ones have become mentors to the youth but not Justice Kpegah http://t.co/K03Abjgfdx
• The British Library begins to document our digital lives http://t.co/0DWKY3Cjjl 
• Actor Jeremy Irons claims gay marriage laws could lead to a father marrying his son http://t.co/nfCzZ3b4FT 
• University of Exeter law students have been awarded the prize for Best New Student Pro Bono Activity prize http://t.co/ksma9cYBYM 
• Legal row over release of jailed TUNISIA TV chief http://t.co/0GV67RxTx6 
• US: Faced with complaints and legal challenges, FAA puts off closing of airport control towers http://t.co/5dnc2FBUT2 
• Make marijuana legal says a new poll, but reality is more smoky than that http://t.co/FTSkkoaIcb 
• CANADA: Legal Aid assesses impact of cuts http://t.co/QKPmXCO5A9 
• Celtic fans hold rally against football law http://t.co/Mnps6h5G7M 
• BRAZIL prosecutors investigate ex-President Lula http://t.co/fSQOsuNmo0 
• Blade star actor Wesley Snipes released from prison in the US after serving time for tax evasion http://t.co/IKG847zbCb 
• Obama apology: US media react to Kamala Harris 'sexism' row http://t.co/dQESNHYo8B 
• Former HBOS directors 'face City ban' http://t.co/4BYz2zQjsq
• RUSSIA: Court brushes aside lawyer's protest in posthumous trial http://t.co/ZodOHu0HEz 
• Lawyers in CHINA protest after rights lawyer detained after defending Falun Gong practitioner http://t.co/qa1Sdd1SjU
• US: Eric Murdock's lawyer offered Rutgers $950,000 settlement http://t.co/tFCEH3wFkg
• INDIA: Lawyer says New Delhi rape suspect’s arm was broken in jailhouse beating http://t.co/C9v4Oct7Cz 
• Digital media re-sales over internet require rights holders' permission, rules US court http://t.co/vtj1CqssrD
• Tribunal in the Fraser case finds no antisemitism in UCU – a preliminary response from David Hirsh http://t.co/PQEgwVUk1Q 
• Tribunal accuses UN of covering up cholera and violence in ZIMBABWE http://t.co/BBodTnw5Yx 
• US: Less Culpable, but With Longer Sentences http://t.co/72gNL0Q4fh 
• Fake Twitter Followers Becomes Multimillion-Dollar Business http://t.co/63xs4kytMt