Sentences with phrase «unlawful killings»

Amnesty International Ireland's executive director Colm O'Gorman cautioned that the use of fully autonomous weapons «would result in unlawful killings and injuries both in situations of armed conflict, where both international humanitarian law and international human rights law apply, and in law enforcement operations, where international human rights law applies.»

Amnesty International has expressed concern that fully autonomous weapons, including «less lethal» robotic weapons that can result in deaths and serious injuries, would result in unlawful killings and injuries both in situations of armed conflict as well as in law enforcement operations.

The hearings will look into nearly 200 allegedly unlawful killings and up to 800 cases of alleged torture and cruel inhuman treatment of Iraqi civilians.

The High Court has ordered hundreds of inquest - style public hearings to investigate alleged unlawful killings and mistreatment of Iraqi civilians.

In 2003, 22 individuals died in communal violence in the result of unlawful killings.

Since 1991, Somalia has had no credible functioning centralised governing authority and in its absence, the protracted conflict has evolved into «violations of the laws of wars, including unlawful killings, rape and torture» that have been orchestrated by «all parties to the conflict» thereby «causing massive civilian suffering» (Ibid).

The inscriptions on placards could read, «Enough of bloodshed in Nigeria», «Enough of unlawful killings in the country», «FG, Release Leah Sharibu from the bondage», «FG, Stop Herdsmen Killings», «CAN rejects FG's poor handling of insecurity», etc..

Giving a breakdown of unlawful killings perpetrated by the military since December -LSB-...]

Brutal oppression in Kashmir, state mandated «encounters» (unlawful killings) and the violations of tribal land rights are but three of the recurring complaints made of India's human rights protection record.

Actions against protesters included «unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house - to - house operations», HRW said, adding there were at least three cases where women alleged police had raped them.

It's Christians who halted unlawful killings all over the world.

Not murder — murder is a legal term for «unlawful killing.»

The legal definition of murder is: «The unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought.»

«The unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought.»

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).

Amid emotional scenes at the makeshift courtroom in Warrington, northern England, when the conclusion of unlawful killing was revealed — almost 27 years to the day since the disaster struck — families who always suspected wrongdoing by the authorities hugged each other in the public gallery while outside a spontaneous chorus of «You'll Never Walk Alone», the Liverpool anthem, was sung.

Landmark inquest verdicts On April 26, 2016, the longest - running inquest in UK legal history concluded in Warrington with determinations of unlawful killing in the case of each and every one of the 96 victims of Hillsborough - a landmark day in the long battle for justice.

On 27 April 2016, the day after the Hillsborough inquest verdict that found the 96 Hillsborough deaths had occurred as a result of unlawful killing, Burnham made a powerful speech to the House of Commons calling for those responsible to be held to account.

- Animal injury; unlawful killing.

These sections from the California Penal Code detail the crimes associated with animals, including anti-cruelty provisions, animal fighting statutes, unlawful killing methods, horse - specific laws, and a miscellaneous section containing provisions related to guide dogs, police dogs, bestiality, etc..

[FN72] The court found that it was clear from the language of the MBTA that Congress intended to make the unlawful killing of even one bird an offense.

According to the phone call placed by Tyler «SWAuTistic» Barriss — a professional Swatter — had placed the fateful night that had led to the unlawful killing of an innocent father of two.

«Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).»

15 A sentence must not only address rehabilitation, but it must also express society's denunciation for this robbery and the unlawful killing of Nancy Kidd.

Mark Scott, partner at Bhatt Murphy, won Immigration / Asylum Lawyer for the unlawful killing verdict into the death of Jimmy Mubenga, who died after being restrained by G4S guards.

Under English common law, murder requires that there be an unlawful killing with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm.

The FBI defines a serial murder as the «unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender (s), in separate events.»

Operation Resolve and the Independent Police Complaints Commission are conducting criminal investigations into a series of issues including unlawful killing and the police cover up after the disaster.

The claimant, who was the deceased's sister, applied for judicial review of the decision not to leave unlawful killing as a possible verdict for the jury's consideration.

It is for this reason that the law requires that a verdict of unlawful killing be proved to the criminal standard...»

Accordingly, there was said to be a tension between requiring a verdict of unlawful killing to be proved to the criminal standard, and the requirement of the Convention that it was for «the authorities to provide a satisfactory and convincing explanation» for the use of force in the circumstances.

The claimant argued that the standard of proof required at an inquest before a verdict of unlawful killing could be reached is proof to a lesser standard.

``... a finding of unlawful killing will almost inevitably be regarded as a condemnation of the actions of one or a number of easily identifiable persons.

The basis on which it was argued at the instant hearing that a lesser standard of proof might be appropriate was that the standard of proof of unlawful killing needed to be revisited when the inquest was intended to be the mechanism by which the obligation under Art 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) was to be discharged.

She contended, inter alia, that the standard of proof required at an inquest before a verdict of unlawful killing could be reached was proof to a lesser standard than beyond reasonable doubt, having regard to Strasbourg jurisprudence.

Not exact matches

Back in the good ol' days when you could kill your neighbor For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, and buy someone to dig the grave so you didn't have to.

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«I am alive for a reason and that reason is to obtain justice - to know one day why Yahya Jammeh grabbed us and decided to kill us in an unlawful way.»

«In keeping with our earlier position, we wish to assure Nigerians that full investigation is ongoing on all allegations of killings, maiming and other unlawful conduct in the South - East Zone within this period.

Our question is who killed him?What weapon was used to kill him?Was the killing unlawful and if all these questions are answered in the affirmative, then we have a murder on our hand.

His dog was killed during a police raid he alleged was unlawful.

The statute makes it unlawful without a waiver to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill or sell birds on the list, including red - tailed hawks.

[FN102] The ETSA makes it unlawful to «intentionally kill or wound any fish or wildlife designated by FWCC as endangered, threatened, or of special concern.»

[FN66] The MBTA makes it unlawful to, at any time and by any means or manner,»... take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture, or kill... any migratory bird,... nest, or egg of any such bird...» [FN67] Under the violations and penalties section of the MBTA, any person, association, partnership, or corporation who violates the provisions of the MBTA is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, can be fined up to $ 15,000 or imprisoned up to six months, or both.

Perhaps better, because not all homicides are murder, or even unlawful, we could rephrase the question as «what lawful actions can someone take if a police officer is trying to kill her?»

Involuntary Manslaughter — Either (1) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in an unlawful activity not naturally tending to cause death or great bodily harm; or (2) the unintentional killing of another without malice but while engaged in a lawful activity with reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Perhaps there was a problem in unlawful trafficking in bear and other wildlife hides — i.e. killing them, too — and a decision was made to make an example of Mr. Horseman.

Causing or contributing to a crash in which someone was injured or killed or which resulted in serious property damage by reckless or unlawful conduct.

Causing or contributing to a crash in which someone was injured or killed or which resulted in serious property damage, as a result of reckless or unlawful conduct.

It may not replace fiat currencies, just as unlawful file - sharing has not killed off lawful distribution, but it may persist as a viable alternative and, by doing so, force change in the way its traditional predecessors function.