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Sharia Law Imposed in North (August 14, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) have occupied northern Mali, controlling ...

Topic: Legal systems
Jurisdiction: Mali

Preliminary Investigation Launched into Recent Violence (July 23, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On July 18, 2012, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, stated that an inquiry is being ...

Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: International Criminal Court / Mali

Human Rights Crisis (May 23, 2012) by Constance Johnson

In the last few weeks, two prominent nongovernmental human rights organizations have released statements on the human rights crisis in Mali, ...

Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Mali

Constitution to Be Reinstated (April 09, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On April 1, 2012, Amadou Haya Sanogo, the de facto head of Mali since the military took control in a coup ...

Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mali

Agreement on Enforcement of Sentences (January 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, ...

Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: International Criminal Court / Mali

Bill Seeking to Modernize Family Law Regime Defeated (October 12, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

Mali's Parliament is currently considering a watered-down version of the Family Code bill that it passed on August 2009 after Toumani ...

Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Mali

Far-Reaching Changes Proposed by Legislature in New Family Code (August 19, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on August 11, 2009, that Mali's National Assembly adopted a controversial new Family Code that introduces far-reaching changes ...

Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Mali

Proposal to Raise Marriage Age May Help Counter Trafficking in Girls (January 28, 2009) by Constance Johnson

According to the United Nations, Niger is the country with the highest incidence in the world of early marriages, with many ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Mali

Proposal to End Death Penalty Meets Opposition (May 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson

The government of Mali has proposed ending the use of capital punishment in the country, but opposition politicians have rallied to ...

Topic: Capital punishment
Jurisdiction: Mali

Cabinet Abolishes Death Penalty (November 02, 2007) by Constance Johnson

L'Essor, a government newspaper in Mali, reported on its Web site on October 18, 2007, that the Cabinet had passed a ...

Topic: Capital punishment
Jurisdiction: Mali

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Last updated: August 14, 2012