22nd January 2012

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• Spain could wield veto over Scotland's EU membership - The Independent http://t.co/ZgISOxBg Jan 22, 2012
• Republican cleared of murders says DNA was planted in car - The Independent http://t.co/LnpidjBw Jan 22, 2012
• The Palestinian children – alone and bewildered – in Israel's Al Jalame jail http://t.co/QYjHgOhu via @guardian Jan 22, 2012
• Why the Times should apologise over NightJack http://t.co/2jvrVx3O Jan 22, 2012
• Costa Concordia cruise captain claims superiors encouraged 'sail-pasts' http://t.co/tMbibJg2 Jan 22, 2012
• Sunday law Review, the weekly law news roundup blog from TheLawMap is now available at http://t.co/u0Q5Gifa Jan 22, 2012
• Q&A: Stop Online Piracy Act http://t.co/B5V70EMX via @guardian Jan 22, 2012
• Drones in the hands of the paparazzi? It's an ethics and privacy minefield | Becky Hogge http://t.co/egA8Q19z via @guardian Jan 22, 2012
• US: New York gun law triggers confusion, arrests for visitors http://t.co/uOrGTCjd #cnn Jan 22, 2012
• ISRAEL: Mubarak not guilty in gas sales to Israel http://t.co/aUOxdLC0 Jan 22, 2012
• PIP implant scandal: Scots urged to join legal battle over implants - http://t.co/IDFCFPdZ via @AddThis Jan 22, 2012
• MALAYSIA: At least 34 Chinese reporters jailed in 2011 http://t.co/PvvcuVc5 Jan 22, 2012
• At least 34 Chinese reporters jailed in 2011: Human Rights Watch - http://t.co/PvvcuVc5 Jan 22, 2012
• SUDAN: Human Rights Record Deteriorating, Rights Group Says - Bloomberg http://t.co/ezb6WFSL Jan 22, 2012
• IRAQ: Human Rights Watch says Iraq became ‘budding police state’ during year of Arab uprisings http://t.co/1CtTutxr Jan 22, 2012
• 'Nazi' twist in Mungo Jerry star's £2m royalties battle over hit song In The Summertime http://t.co/yhy837me Jan 22, 2012
• British justice should not be over-ruled by the European Court of Human Rights - http://t.co/1uroW0V3 Jan 22, 2012
• MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Justice cannot be done under the veil of secrecy http://t.co/kqChpzOq Jan 22, 2012
• US: Justice Scalia says the more the merrier in free speech, including political ads http://t.co/5Ctkhgic Jan 22, 2012
• PHILIPPINES: Defense bucks use of tax returns vs CJ http://t.co/ECOVm5JO Jan 22, 2012
• Prime suspect in Surjit Singh Chhokar murder set for retrial after 13 years - SCOTLAND http://t.co/PIzD49WH Jan 22, 2012
• INDIA: Court protects widow’s pension rights - http://t.co/rvd9GVfT Jan 22, 2012
• Bigamist wins 'family life' human rights case - Telegraph http://t.co/6pAnborX via @Telegraph Jan 22, 2012
• Vietnam: needs 'rights progress' for US weapons http://t.co/bNCirG7e Jan 22, 2012
• Toy maker 'breaching worker rights' http://t.co/A9uYnjwA Jan 22, 2012
• CHILE: Civil rights in Chile: Maid refuses to get on bus http://t.co/gG1gf31O Jan 22, 2012
• TheLawMap: SUNDAY LAW REVIEW: the week that was 15th to 21st January http://t.co/nosKe3RD Jan 22, 2012
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸ Jan 22, 2012
• YEMEN: Immunity granted to Abdulah Saleh to try to end crisis - http://t.co/Mu8PWQ1q Jan 22, 2012

21st January 2012

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• LIBERIA: Government may now be sowing seeds of future conflict by handing over huge tracts of land to foreign investors http://t.co/ufCVksM0 Jan 21, 2012
• Britain challenges power of human rights court - http://t.co/GkLzroPX Jan 21, 2012
• Vince Cable calls for mansion tax in next Budget - Telegraph http://t.co/Qo9Z1Wcm via @Telegraph Jan 21, 2012
• Elderly couple forced to go to court over council holiday ban - Telegraph http://t.co/p3QBEkyT via @Telegraph Jan 21, 2012
• Occupy London protesters take over fifth London site http://t.co/qzicpE8U Jan 21, 2012
• The jailing of one of the Massereene killers brings the bereaved relatives a "little bit closer to justice" http://t.co/niZc7o8x Jan 21, 2012
• Justice is a little closer for Anne Williams after Hillsborough petition gains over 100,000 signatures - http://t.co/R1HknUjC Jan 21, 2012
• Ministry of Justice under fire over plans to house inmates on outskirts of award-winning village http://t.co/JnXioIZ2 Jan 21, 2012
• HAITI : Satisfaction after the verdict in the trial of Les Cayes http://t.co/WIPSCK0q via @HaitiLibre Jan 21, 2012
• US: Department of Justice Web site hacked http://t.co/noU8NRwc Jan 21, 2012
• Police ignored murder wife’s plea for help http://t.co/rYz8uZ83 Jan 21, 2012
• Solicitor General in bid to increase jail term of killer Gary Thompson - http://t.co/TMNZfMLQ Jan 21, 2012
• The god of free trade: why Austria cannot stop big lorries from using its motorways: http://t.co/mQW8uLoe Jan 21, 2012
• Countries should protect human rights: http://t.co/dStLVNZy Jan 21, 2012
• CHINA: o more politicization of human rights http://t.co/j58Xl9wP Jan 21, 2012
• CANADA: Human rights tribunal to examine city restrictions on group homes - http://t.co/meU2MSz2 Jan 21, 2012
• Make sure your referendum is legal, warns Advocate General for Scotland http://t.co/QOePfNYm Jan 21, 2012
• BBC Sherlock producer threatens legal battle over New York plans for rival series | http://t.co/krkoIM51 Jan 21, 2012
• This anti-gay marriage stance is far worse than homophobic | Independent http://t.co/umpxuozZ Jan 21, 2012
• Anger at Tories over lobbying 'whitewash' - The Independent http://t.co/5gg1SH9G Jan 21, 2012
• Private clinics that offer abortions can advertise on TV http://t.co/7jEFAlcL via @guardian Jan 21, 2012
• Undercover police had children with activists http://t.co/4kyNi1rk via @guardian Jan 21, 2012
• US: 4 Law Firms Named to Fortune Best Places to Work List http://t.co/KXCCE3lo Jan 21, 2012
• US: Sodomy Law Remains Official in Kansas: http://t.co/ZeaiGBrx Jan 21, 2012
• US: Reversal of sonogram law not likely in Sparks' court http://t.co/jXqbelkU Jan 21, 2012
• US: Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests: http://t.co/hcn13FIp Jan 21, 2012
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸ Top stories today via @shephardm @fatenhaddad Jan 21, 2012
• Journalist Johann Hari rejects Independent return http://t.co/8N9uiyeA Jan 21, 2012
• Old Bailey bomber to stand trial over Real IRA murder http://t.co/86Lc66oJ Jan 21, 2012
• Gary Hyde arms deal trial to be reviewed http://t.co/mnRobyDm Jan 21, 2012
• GREECE: Illegal antiquity dealer caught on Rhodes http://t.co/qVPX5oQa Jan 21, 2012
• Dale Farm travellers set for ANOTHER eviction fight as caravans flock to site next door http://t.co/6JfkqTHK Jan 21, 2012
• Murdoch’s group acknowledges covering up illegal tapping and destroying evidence — MercoPress http://t.co/Ej1AHk1p Jan 21, 2012
• Two arrests after illegal booze found | Redditch : http://t.co/ySsX5Cpy Jan 21, 2012
• INDIA: Lawyers go on strike; litigants suffer - Indian Express: http://t.co/UEV5ykVr Jan 21, 2012
• US: Top CIA lawyer never approved NYPD collaboration that built widespread Muslim spying programs http://t.co/qm3hSJYb Jan 21, 2012
• EGYPT: Mubarak lawyer's argument legally weak, say lawyers http://t.co/l35EUR8U Jan 21, 2012
• ECUADOR: Chevron seeks to appeal to Ecuador's highest court against $18B oil contamination ruling http://t.co/JfYq0XcI Jan 21, 2012
• US: Occupy the Courts takes aim at Citizens United and Super Pacs http://t.co/YOVvEofD via @guardian Jan 21, 2012
• INDIA: Vodafone set to take off in India after shock tax victory - Business News - Business - The Independent http://t.co/6dKQFaMr Jan 21, 2012
• US: Supreme Court rejects Texas election map that favored Latinos http://t.co/9EclIyP2 Jan 21, 2012
• AUS: Should the right to silence be removed? http://t.co/IlRH1Jez via @smh Jan 21, 2012
• SYRIA: Rights monitors set to leave Syria http://t.co/iwIB0ckm via @the_irish_times Jan 21, 2012
• US: Why we need a law against online piracy http://t.co/4jsE580U #cnn Jan 21, 2012
• YEMEN: immunity law partially protects Saleh aides http://t.co/4JOFqjSW Jan 21, 2012
• News Corp executives could face US legal action http://t.co/RlQQBYKl Jan 21, 2012
• INDIA: Law Commission wants dowry law toned down - The Times of India http://t.co/fVLwZCk4 Jan 21, 2012