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Palestine accepted as full member in UNESCO

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Palestine_in_UNESCOOn Monday Palestine became the 195th full member of the UNESCO amid fears of a mandated cut-off of American financing from its budget. The vote of UNESCO’s full membership was 107 to 14, with 52 abstentions. The move will cost the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization one-quarter of its yearly budget — the 22% contributed by the United States (about $70 million) plus another 3% contributed by Israel. Even the American contributions to Unscheduled for this month including $60 million, would not be paid.

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Civil disobedience in Greece finds a new reason to continue

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Greece_civil_disobedienceGreece is again facing a fresh round of civil disobedience on part of the citizens as they feel infuriated on the engagement of the monitors of IMF and the EU into their national sovereignty. Although guaranteed by the Prime Minister, George Papandreou, to provide necessary breathing space, it has been looked upon with suspicious eyes and to provide too much sovereignty of Greece to its international creditors. Angered  Greeks are asking how much say they will have in their own affairs after the EU made clear that monitors would be relocated to Athens to supervise the economy to help clear its debts and also to rebuild and restructure it . On Friday, the Greek citizens carried “Merkel = Hitler” banners, some burned German flags, and disrupted national parades commemorating Greece’s entry into the Second World War. The civil disobedience movement first began when the Greeks refused to pay road taxes and also the ministries and government buildings being taken over by them through strikes and protests.

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Oracle Vs Google Patent Infringement Trial

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google_vs_oracleThe allegations put forth by Oracle against Google were expected to be put under trial before the Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California from October 31st, 2011 onwards. Unfortunately due to the fact that the District Judge was entrusted with the trial of a high profile criminal case, the Oracle-Google trial has been postponed to a later date. However the Judge failed to mention the next start date of the trial. It has been hinted that the trial might start only in 2012. The Judge stated that the trial is expected to happen in three phases of which the first phases will be concerning the copyright and patent violations and the defenses thereto. He also hinted that owing to his busy schedule, the trial might even get entrusted to another Judge.

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President of the International Court of Justice

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international cout of justiceOn 26th October 2011, the President of the International Court of Justice, H.E. Judge Hisashi Owadamade an announcement in the General Assembly stating that the best efforts are being made by the Court to respond to the high expectations of the international community for an expeditious handling of the cases referred to the International Court of Justice.
He also said that with the increase in the number of cases in the docket, the court is now opining on more than a few cases on a parallel basis.

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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister sentenced to imprisonment

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Yulia TymoshenkoThe former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Ukrainian Court on Tuesday for abuse of office during her ruling. She was also banned from holding any government posts for three years after her imprisonment and fined with $190 million for the damages caused.

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Amanda Knox Acquitted of Murder Charge

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Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito who had undergone four years imprisonment for murdering British student Meredith Kercher was acquitted by the Italian Appeal Court on 3rd October 2011. Kercher’s was found dead in her apartment that she shared with Knox with more than 40 wounds and a deep cut in the throat. All vital evidence used in the original trial to convict Knox and Sollecito was false and manipulated and this had been realised in the appeal trial that had gripped attention on both sides of the Atlantic. The verdict had brought a great humiliation to the Italian Justice system. Though there are chances that prosecutors may formally appeal to Italian Supreme Court, Knox will never be extradited back to Italy as the case is in effect over. But the conviction against Knox for defamation was upheld as she had falsely accused another person Patrick Lumumba of the murder. She was given three years imprisonment for this offence which she had already served.

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