Tag: International Law
People-smuggling 'still AFP priority'
The Australian Federal Police says it continues to work actively overseas to disrupt people smuggling operations. [MORE]
Indonesian fisherman 'looking for trepang, not lost boat'
An Indonesian fisherman who said he only entered Australian waters to look for a boat in distress has been found guilty of fisheries offences by a Northern Territory Supreme Court jury.[MORE]
Militia leader arrested by Sudan
The authorities in Sudan have confirmed that they have arrested a militia leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.[MORE]
Arab League ministers slam Bashir arrest
Justice ministers from the Arab League say there is no sound legal basis for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al Bashir.[MORE]
Argentine fumes over US 'offer' to scandal witness
Argentina has complained bitterly to the United States after a witness in the Venezuelan "suitcase scandal" said she had been offered political asylum by FBI agents while testifying in Miami.[MORE]
Fisherman denies taking Australian trepang
The Northern Territory Supreme Court trial of an Indonesian man accused of fishing illegally has been played a videotape of an interview he did with authorities shortly after he was arrested.[MORE]
Concern new Qld prisoner laws could breach human rights
Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Susan Booth says she is not happy about new laws designed to stop prisoners making frivolous complaints.[MORE]
Indonesian skipper charged with people smuggling
The captain of a boat caught illegally in Australian waters last month has been charged with people smuggling.[MORE]
Govt's big catch gets off the hook
The Federal Court has ordered that a foreign fishing boat seized earlier this year be returned to its Taiwanese owner.[MORE]
Shipping industry held hostage by high seas piracy
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Piracy is becoming a costly business for the world's shipping companies, particularly off the coast of Somalia.[MORE]
Irving supports Australian 'Holocaust denier'
Controversial historian David Irving has jumped to the defence of an Australian man wanted in Germany.[MORE]
Russia calls for joint action to tackle piracy
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, says Moscow wants to work with the European Union and the United States to stop piracy, as talks to release a Ukrainian ship off Somalia make progress.[MORE]
'Holocaust denier' fights extradition to Germany
Fredrick Toben, an Australian man wanted in Germany for publishing anti-semitic views, is fighting his extradition from Britain.[MORE]
Rudd firm on capital punishment stance
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the fact that he backs the death penalty for the Bali bombers in Indonesia does not signal any change in his opposition to capital punishment in Australia.[MORE]
Parents sue over milk scandal
The parents of a baby who was made ill by contaminated milk in China have filed what is thought to be the first lawsuit against the company that made the product.[MORE]
No release sought for Australians held in Papua
The Foreign Minister says he has not sought the release of five Australians being detained in the Indonesian Province of West Papua accused of landing a light plane without immigration approval.[MORE]
Family of missing backpacker welcomes federal help
The Foreign Minister says the family of an Australian woman missing in Croatia is pleased an AFP officer is joining the local investigation.[MORE]
Australians held in Papua may face long wait before trial
It may take up to three months before five Australians facing charges for immigration and aviation offences go on trial in the Indonesian province of Papua.[MORE]
Prophet's bride book targeted in suspected terrorism act
British police have arrested three men in connection with a fire at the offices of the publisher of a book about the Prophet Mohammed and his child bride.[MORE]
ICC won't back down against al-Bashir
The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Luis-Moreno Ocampo, says he will not bow to pressure to drop charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. [MORE]
ICC to try Congo men over village slaughter
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has ruled that there are sufficient grounds to try two militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Guantanamo prosecutor 'resigns over suppressed evidence'
Defence lawyers for a prisoner at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay say a military prosecutor has resigned because his office suppressed evidence that could have cleared their client.[MORE]
5 Australians facing jail for Papua landing
Five Australians detained after illegally landing a light plane in the sensitive Indonesian province of Papua are facing jail sentences of more than five years, police have said.[MORE]
France calls for action on Somalia pirates
France has circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling for a coordinated, international response to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia. [MORE]
Three men charged with attempting to smuggle wildlife
Customs officers have charged three Japanese men with attempting to smuggle native lizards out of Australia.[MORE]
