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Commentary Bolton in sheep’s clothing
Bolton in sheep’s clothing
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 20, 2006 10:59:00 am

Anthony D'Amato : "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is US UN Ambassador John Bolton dressed up in sheep's clothing and wearing velvet gloves. He is no friend of internationalization, international law, or human rights.His main point...

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Commentary South Africa Civil Unions Bill
South Africa Civil Unions Bill
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 14, 2006 10:14:00 pm

Philip Rosenthal : "Today, 14 November 2006, the National Assembly debated and voted to pass the Civil Union Bill. The Bill is an insult to marriage and a trashing of democracy. It will open the door...

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Commentary Detainees named in UK/Italy deal with Iraq who cannot be executed
Detainees named in UK/Italy deal with Iraq who cannot be executed
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 14, 2006 03:48:00 pm

Giovanni Di Stefano : "Below are the names of those Iraq detainees who are subject to a 2004 agreement between the UK/Italy and the Iraqi government witnessed by the US Government that whilst capital punishment can be...

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Commentary Munaf goes to the Supreme Court
Munaf goes to the Supreme Court
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 6, 2006 09:17:00 pm

Jonathan Hafetz : "Attorneys today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the United States from transferring Mohammed Munaf, a American citizen, to the custody of the Iraqi government. Mr. Munaf has been...

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Commentary Saddam lawyer statement
Saddam lawyer statement
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 5, 2006 08:45:00 am

Giovanni Di Stefano : "Although Saddam Hussein CAN be sentenced to death the sentence CANNOT be carried out owing to an agreement between the UK/ITALY and the IRAQI Government witnessed by the US in 2004 which the...

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Commentary Padilla and outrageous government conduct
Padilla and outrageous government conduct
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 11, 2006 12:34:00 pm

Ben Davis : "Lawyers for Jose Padilla recently (October 4) filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida a Motion to Dismiss for Outrageous Government Conduct . The motion recites,...

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Commentary ‘Different spanks for different ranks’: reject the compromise or pardon the Abu Ghraib offenders
‘Different spanks for different ranks’: reject the compromise or pardon the Abu Ghraib offenders
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 22, 2006 12:45:00 pm

Ben Davis : "There's an old adage in the military that goes "different spanks for different ranks" (see James W. Smith III, "A Few Good Scapegoats: The Abu Ghraib Courts-Martial and the Failure of the...

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Commentary Justice for 14,000? Apply international standards and change the Program…
Justice for 14,000? Apply international standards and change the Program…
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 18, 2006 10:04:00 am

Ben Davis : "Back in 1994 when the US ratified the Convention Against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment ("CAT") it included reservations, understanding, and declarations ("RUD's) as regards the prohibitions against cruel, inhuman...

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Commentary Don’t shock my conscience – be flexible…
Don’t shock my conscience – be flexible…
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 17, 2006 04:22:00 pm

Ben Davis : "Alberto Gonzales has said that one of the reasons the Administration departed from the Geneva Conventions in early 2002 was to provide more "flexibility" to the President. This week, some of the...

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Commentary Getting with ‘The Program’
Getting with ‘The Program’
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 15, 2006 02:53:00 pm

Ben Davis : "The President in his televised press conference today framed the discussion of the draft bill on Military Commissions in terms of whether Congress was going to permit "the Program" to go forward....

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Richard III of England killed and Henry VII takes throne at Battle of Bosworth Field

The reign of Richard III of England came to an end and that of Henry VII began after the former was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last major battle of the Wars of the Roses, on August 22, 1485. The battle marked the beginning of Tudor rule in England, which would last until Elizabeth I died in 1603.

First Geneva Convention signed

On August 22, 1864, twelve nations signed the first Geneva Convention protecting vulnerable persons in times of conflict. Review the text of the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field and learn more about the modern Geneva Conventions from the American Red Cross.

Welfare Reform signed into law

On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act into law. The act fundamentally reformed the American welfare system, putting an emphasis on work requirements for those receiving federal assistance. The new law also limited most recipients to no more than five years on welfare and shifted money provided to states in the form of block grants, which the states could use to set their own criteria for welfare recipients.

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