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  • What terrorists deserve

    07/09/2010 2:31:11 AM PDT · by Scanian · 6 replies
    NY Post ^ | July 09, 2010 | Editorial
    Forget the death penalty for terrorists. Now even life without parole may vi olate their "human rights." So, at least, ruled the Paris-based European Court of Human Rights, which has barred the extradition of four Islamist radicals to the United States for trial. The reason: The four face the possibility of a life sentence in a federal supermax prison -- where inmates are confined to their cells for 23 hours a day. And that, says the court, may constitute psychological torture. As opposed, say, to the kind of murder and mayhem the four men hoped to inflict on thousands of...
  • O'Connor: U.S. must rely on foreign law

    10/31/2003 4:02:41 AM PST · by joesnuffy · 52 replies · 629+ views
    WorldNetDaily ^ | October 31, 2003 | WND
    O'Connor: U.S. must rely on foreign law Justice says, 'The impressions we create in this world are important' Posted: October 31, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com American courts need to pay more attention to international legal decisions to help create a more favorable impression abroad, said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at an awards dinner in Atlanta. "The impressions we create in this world are important, and they can leave their mark," O'Connor said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The 73-year-old justice and some of her high court colleagues have made similar appeals to foreign law,...