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Dutch arrest man wanted by US for supplying lethal chemicals to Saddam

December 7, 2004 09:21:00 AM

Dutch authorities announced Monday that they have arrested a man on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list (see this listing from 2000) for supplying lethal chemicals to Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the 1980s. Frans van Anraat, now 62, is said...

November 12, 2004 09:14:00 AM

The Dutch parliament (official site in Dutch) Friday asked the government to draft laws restricting the employment of imams at Dutch mosques only to those who have studied Islam in the country. A vote on the new law was...

November 11, 2004 07:00:00 AM

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, November 11.Today is Veteran's Day, a US federal holiday. Federal courts and most state courts are closed.The US House and Senate are in...

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European Constitution Treaty [EU]

October 29, 2004 10:52:00 AM

Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe, European Union, signed at Rome, October 29, 2004. Excerpt:HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States.

Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.