7 h. ago Cyprus’ extradition request rejected by French court in occupied land case

Cyprus’ extradition request rejected by French court in occupied land case  Kathimerini

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29 h. ago US appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in DC may continue

A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, to continue for now, saying his administration was likely to prevail in a legal challenge. The unanimous opinion by three judges of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a win for Trump […]

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30 h. ago Italy’s top court upholds acquittal of Salvini in migrant kidnapping case

Italy’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal verdict for Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in a migrant kidnapping case, meaning no further appeals can be brought against the decision. Salvini, a key ally of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and leader of the far-right League party, had been acquitted last year by a court in […]

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37 h. ago France rejects extradition request for man accused of developing property in north

A French court has rejected an extradition request filed by the Republic of Cyprus regarding a man whom it accuses of developing property on land in the north owned by Greek Cypriots without their consent. The Aix-En-Provence court of appeal rejected the request on the basis that given that the European Union’s acquis communautaire is […]

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8 d. ago US Supreme Court wrestles with death row inmate’s intellectual disability ruling

The US Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to be intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for the death penalty. The court heard arguments in the Republican-led state’s appeal of the lower court’s determination […]

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1 week ago Court to decide on legality of key witness testimony in property dispute case

The Nicosia criminal court is expected to deliver its ruling on December 18 regarding the admissibility of testimony from German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, the court announced on Monday. The session focused on a ‘trial within a trial’, examining whether Kunzel’s police statement was voluntary and independent, following a previous ruling that evidence seized […]

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1 week ago Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump move to limit birthright citizenship

he Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood. The justices took up a Justice Department […]

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2 w. ago Court postpones Greek Cypriot property usurpation case hearing

Nicosia court has postponed the second “trial within a trial” for a German national accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in northern Cyprus. Defence lawyer Sotiris Argyrou sought additional time to prepare his submissions, originally scheduled for December 3 at 9am, to which the prosecution raised no objection. The hearing is now set for Monday, […]

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2 w. ago Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request backed by Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a move backed by close ally U.S. President Donald Trump. Opposition politicians have come out against the request, with some arguing that any pardon should be conditional on […]

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2 w. ago Bill introduces supreme court review of prosecutor decisions

The long-awaited bill introducing oversight of the general public prosecutor’s decisions, has on Thursday been approved by the Council of Ministers, the justice ministry announced on Friday. The bill allows the supreme court to review decisions by the general public prosecutor to drop cases entirely or to halt them before trial in the main criminal […]

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3 w. ago Australian teenagers ask High Court to block social media ban

A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect. A campaign group called the Digital Freedom Project said on Wednesday it launched proceedings in the High Court of Australia in a bid […]

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3 w. ago EU court says same sex marriage should be recognised throughout bloc

he EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognising the marriage of the couple when they moved back […]

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3 w. ago EU court says same sex marriage should be recognised throughout bloc

EU countries must recognise a marriage between EU citizens of the same sex lawfully concluded in another member state, the bloc’s Court of Justice said on Tuesday. The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognising a marriage between two Polish citizens in Germany on the ground that Polish law does not allow marriage […]

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3 w. ago Court rules those on EU sanctions list to lose Cyprus citizenship

The administrative court has issued another interim ruling upholding a 2022 cabinet decision to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of people included on an EU sanctions list concerning Ukraine, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in 2022 the cabinet – acting on EU Regulation 2022/581 – decided to strip a number […]

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3 w. ago Supreme Court upholds arrest warrant for Azeri national in Cyprus bases terrorism and espionage case

Supreme Court upholds arrest warrant for Azeri national in Cyprus bases terrorism and espionage case  Philenews

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3 w. ago Cyprus court found Azeri man guilty of conspiracy to murder Israelis, terrorism charges dropped

Cyprus court found Azeri man guilty of conspiracy to murder Israelis, terrorism charges dropped  The Jerusalem Post

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4 w. ago Issue passport to Mumbai man stuck in Cyprus, Bombay High Court tells authorities

Issue passport to Mumbai man stuck in Cyprus, Bombay High Court tells authorities  India Today

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4 w. ago Cyprus a net receiver of EU funds, Member of European Court of Auditors says

Cyprus a net receiver of EU funds, Member of European Court of Auditors says  ΚΥΠΕ

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4 w. ago Court raises prison term to four years in child sexual abuse case

The court of appeal on Wednesday increased a prison sentence to four years in a long-running case of child sexual abuse, stressing that delays in reporting such crimes must not weaken the seriousness with which they are handled. The decision came after the attorney-general appealed against what prosecutors described as a “clearly insufficient” sentence imposed […]

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