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South Carolina became first state to secede from the US [this day at law]
December 20, 2012 by Kyle Webster
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina passed an ordinance of secession, becoming the first state to formally secede from the US. The ordinance was fully ratified on December 24, 1860. The remaining twelve states to secede all did so within the year 1861, beginning with five in January 1861. South.... [more]
South Sudan officially recognized as independent nation [this day at law]
July 9, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan was formally recognized as an independent country, becoming the world's 193rd nation. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who had opposed the secession, issued a formal decree accepting the result of a February voter referendum demanding the nation's.... [more]
US, EU states recognized independent Kosovo [this day at law]
February 18, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On February 18, 2008, the US and several major European Union (EU) countries recognized Kosovo, one day after the Assembly of Kosovo declared the country's independence from Serbia. Serbia immediately decried the secession as illegal and sought a ruling from the UN's International Court of Justice.... [more]
Sudan voters overwhelmingly supported secession [this day at law]
January 22, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
On January 22, 2011, a commanding percentage of voters in Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum voted in favor of secession — an electoral action that proposed splitting Southern Sudan from the North. The vote followed a December 2009 agreement between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP....... [more]
ICJ ruled Kosovo independence declaration not illegal [this day at law]
July 22, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On July 22, 2010, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia did not violate international law. Serbia had argued that UN Resolution 1244, which ended the war in Kosovo, solidified the country's boundaries, which included the southern.... [more]
Taiwan and China signed judicial cooperation pact [this day at law]
April 26, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On April 26, 2010, Taiwan and China signed a landmark judicial cooperation agreement under which each side agreed to help repatriate suspected criminals. Although the transfers of almost 40,000 criminals and suspects have been facilitated between China and Taiwan through non-governmental agencies,.... [more]
ICJ dismisses case on Georgia-Russia conflict
April 1, 2011 by Andrea Bottorff
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled 10-6 that it lacks jurisdiction in a case to determine whether Russia committed human rights abuses following the secession of two areas of Georgia in the 1990s. The ICJ began hearings on the case after Russia challenged the court's.... [more]
Sudan president accepts South's vote for independence
February 7, 2011 by Ann Riley
A total of 98.83 percent of nearly 3.8 million southern Sudanese voters voted in favor of secession in last month's Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum, according to the final polling results released Monday by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission. After the official results were.... [more]
Sudan referendum voters overwhelmingly in favor of secession
January 23, 2011 by Carrie Schimizzi
An overwhelming 98.8 percent of voters in Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum last week voted in favor of secession according to preliminary results released Saturday by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission. The poll results are not yet final, as election officials will reportedly.... [more]
ICJ begins hearing on jurisdiction over Georgia-Russia conflict
September 13, 2010 by Brian Jackson
Representatives from Russia and Georgia appeared before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday for the beginning of a hearing to determine whether the court has jurisdiction to hear allegations that Russia committed human rights abuses following the secession of two sections of Georgia.... [more]
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