Sentences with phrase «international terrorism cases»

Not exact matches

Waterboarding, stress positions, extended sleep deprivation, nudity and prolonged solitary confinement have all been deplored by the U.S. State Department when practiced by other countries, by U.S. civilian courts in cases other than those dealing with terrorism, and by respected global humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee for the Red Cross.

The possibilities here, it seems, vastly outweigh the good, with the worst case probably involving the displacement of several billion people from the poorest coastal regions of the world, with concomitant social, economic and political upheaval, possible starvation from regional losses in agriculture, and rises in international tensions, terrorism and political instability.

For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism on account of their status as victims of such terrorism are excluded from the means test.

This is in part due to the globalisation of criminal law brought about by an increase in the number of international terrorism, money laundering and corruption cases.

Going back many years Amnesty International reports are filled with cases of individuals around the world who have been convicted on terrorism and other national security - related charges which are clearly disguised attempts to punish critics, stifle opposition and target particular religious or ethnic minorities.

In any case, concerns over increasing secondary uses of personal information by our gov (let alone other govs) is by no means a concern unique to e-apps and, perhaps, it is one that is more salient with respect to other forms of online interactions that may yield perhaps richer forms of data (although I can see the tracking of apostille use easily becoming a component of international terrorism investigations, particularly if their use becomes more commonplace).

This is all the more relevant in cases which involve topical international relations issues, such as in particular the fight against international terrorism.