Tribunals give justice a chance; ex-prosecutor says support from free press is vital to the task

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Former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda Richard J. Goldstone expressed the conviction during a news conference held in Washington, D.C., while there to receive the ABA's Central and East European Law Initiative Leadership Award that war criminals will be brought to justice although much work towards that goal remains to be done. Goldstone served as chief prosecutor for two years while on leave from the Constitutional Court of South Africa

Investigations, Remedies, War crimes, Speeches, lectures and essays, United Nations. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, international, Goldstone, Richard J.

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Senior judge declines drug cases; says he has been a party to cruelty by imposing required, harsh sentences

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Jack Weinstein, a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York, has taken senior status so that he can refuse to hear drug cases. He took this step because of his feelings about the harshness and unfairness of mandatory minimum sentences and of the federal sentencing guidelines. Weinstein and other judges such as Whitman Knapp of New York's Southern District also feel the guidelines leave judges too little discretion to consider special situations and mitigating circumstances.

Analysis, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Judicial discretion

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The power of the pen; judge contends colleagues become activists to please the press

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US District Court Judge Laurence Silberman, in a speech to the Federalist Society, criticized his colleagues on the bench for breaching judicial etiquette by becoming outspoken activists. He posited a symbiotic relationship between the press and the judiciary, stating that the press's praise of judicial activism induces judges to breach judicial etiquette and ultimately impacts their decision-making.

Political aspects, Ethical aspects, Legal etiquette, Judicial activism, Newspaper court reporting

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