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News NATO arrests Bosnian Serb for assisting war crimes fugitives
NATO arrests Bosnian Serb for assisting war crimes fugitives
Kate Heneroty
December 24, 2004 02:52:00 pm

NATO troops Friday arrested former Bosnian Serb policeman Dusan Tesic for allegedly assisting suspected war crimes fugitives. NATO believes Tesic has information on a network that helps fugitives evade the law. NATO did not release the names of those...

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News Puerto Rico announces governor after recount
Puerto Rico announces governor after recount
Kate Heneroty
December 24, 2004 01:10:00 pm

Puerto Rican election authorities have announced Anibal Acevedo Vila, the Popular Democratic Party's candidate, as the country's new governor following a recount of the November 2nd election. The election results are expected to be officially certified on Tuesday. Acevedo...

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News WA GOP asks for reconsideration of rejected ballots
WA GOP asks for reconsideration of rejected ballots
Brandon Smith
December 24, 2004 11:00:00 am

Republicans in Washington state Friday asked county auditors to reconsider ballots that were rejected on election day in the state's tight race for governor, a quick move in the wake of Thursday's final recount tally that awarded the race...

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News Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act 2004
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act 2004
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 24, 2004 10:53:00 am

Signed into law by President Bush December 23, 2004 . Read the full text of the Act here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Saddam deputy PM Aziz denies Iraq role in oil-for-food scandal
Saddam deputy PM Aziz denies Iraq role in oil-for-food scandal
Brandon Smith
December 24, 2004 10:29:00 am

Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's former deputy prime minister and foreign minister, has denied that Iraq used the UN oil-for-food program to extort billions of dollars according to lawyer Badih Aref, speaking Friday for Aziz after having been allowed to...

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News Chinese court enforces Honda copyright in IP crackdown
Chinese court enforces Honda copyright in IP crackdown
Brandon Smith
December 24, 2004 10:19:00 am

A Beijing court spokesman announced Friday that the court had ruled against the Chongqing Lifan Industry Group, which must stop selling lookalike Honda brand motorbikes and must pay the Japanese Honda Motor Company 1.47 million yuan ($177,600 USD) in...

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News Bush signs Sudan sanctions bill
Bush signs Sudan sanctions bill
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 24, 2004 09:59:00 am

President Bush has signed into law a bill that permits the imposition of US sanctions on Sudan in response to the violence in Darfur, which the US has on several occasions characterized as genocide. The legislation, passed by Congress...

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News Russian state oil firm buys Yukos production arm as Putin defends deal again
Russian state oil firm buys Yukos production arm as Putin defends deal again
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 24, 2004 09:39:00 am

Russian state oil company Rosneft announced Thursday that it had bought 100% of Baikal Finance Group, the mysterious entity that last weekend purchased the production arm of Russian oil giant Yukos for over $9B despite temporary restraining order from...

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News California same-sex marriage ruling may be months away
California same-sex marriage ruling may be months away
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 24, 2004 09:19:00 am

After hearing two days of oral argument on the constitutionality of California same-sex marriages, Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer asked Thursday for written arguments to be submitted to him by January 14. After submission, he will have up to...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Democrat wins WA governor’s race after disputed ballots counted
BREAKING NEWS ~ Democrat wins WA governor’s race after disputed ballots counted
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
December 23, 2004 07:41:00 pm

AP is reporting that Democrat Christine Gregoire has won the Washington governor's race by 130 votes over Republican Dino Rossi, with all votes from King County counted per Wednesday's Washington state Supreme Court ruling.7:45 PM ET - View the...

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First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

Learn more about the 20th Amendment.

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