Word: civil
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...charges against Garzón date to 2008, when, at the request of victims' family members, he opened an investigation into the disappearance of an estimated 114,000 people during Spain's 1936-39 civil war and the early years of the dictatorship that followed. As legal justification for that probe, Garzón characterized the repressive actions of Franco and 34 of his officials as crimes against humanity. In a country where the recent past remains remarkably divisive, that is precisely where he ran into trouble. (See pictures of Spain...
...indictment reflects a lingering unwillingness to reopen the wounds of the civil war, which is evidenced by the fact that Manos Limpias was joined in its complaint by Franco's old fascist party, the Falange. Gónzalo Martínez-Fresneda, Garzón's lawyer, says a message has been sent to other magistrates that "they should not investigate the Franco regime's crimes or question the law of amnesty." If Garzón is convicted, he won't face any jail time but he could be removed from the bench for up to 20 years. (Read: "Exhuming...
...country riven by Monarchists and Maoists, Girija Prasad Koirala served as peacemaker. Nepal's four-time Prime Minister and champion of democracy died on March 20 at 86. His six decades in politics began amid striking laborers in jute mills, rose through civil war and regicide and ended with the future of his impoverished nation still poised on a knife edge...
...order to accommodate the new courses, the original lineup of 1L classes—including civil procedure, criminal law, and property law—lost one hour a week of lecture time per class, Vice-Dean for Academic Programming Andrew L. Kaufman ’51 said...
...Israel’s growth into a military and economic power makes it less dependent on American aid, but a more valuable ally. Likewise, Israel remains the most democratic nation in the Middle East, and is far more committed to women’s rights, gay rights, and other civil liberties than its neighbors. Finally, the common history of aid shared by the U.S. and Israel cannot be disregarded. A similarly valuable alliance could not appear overnight...