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News Draft UN summit outcome document [UN General Assembly]
Draft UN summit outcome document [UN General Assembly]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 14, 2005 10:32:00 am

Draft outcome document for the UN 2005 World Summit, September 14-16 2004; approved by the UN General Assembly, September 13, 2005. Read the full text of the document . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Iraq justice minister condemns US detention of Iraqi citizens
Iraq justice minister condemns US detention of Iraqi citizens
Holly Manges Jones
September 14, 2005 10:05:00 am

Iraqi Justice Minister Abdul Hussein Shandal has criticized the US military for arresting and detaining Iraqi citizens and journalists without bringing charges against them, and is calling for either amendment or discontinuation of a UN Security Council resolution [JURIST...

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News Iraqi draft constitution said finalized, sent to UN for printing
Iraqi draft constitution said finalized, sent to UN for printing
Sara R. Parsowith
September 14, 2005 09:25:00 am

Last-minute amendments to Iraq's draft constitution were finalized Wednesday, according to National Assembly deputy speaker Hussein al-Shahristani, who said the final document has been given to the UN for printing and distribution to the Iraqi people....

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News Roberts confirmation hearings transcript: Day  2 [AP]
Roberts confirmation hearings transcript: Day 2 [AP]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 14, 2005 09:08:00 am

Transcript of Day 2 of confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 13, 2005. Read the full text transcript as provided to AP by by CQ...

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News EU official says Turkish novelist trial meant as provocation
EU official says Turkish novelist trial meant as provocation
Sara R. Parsowith
September 14, 2005 08:51:00 am

The official in charge of European Union expansion said Tuesday that Turkey is deliberately provoking them by choosing to hold the trial of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk at the same time as an EU...

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News Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive surrenders to authorities
Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive surrenders to authorities
Sara R. Parsowith
September 14, 2005 08:16:00 am

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Sredoje Lukic, indicted in 2000 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia surrendered to Serb authorities in Bosnia Tuesday. Lukic is charged with cruel and inhumane acts against non-Serbs,...

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News More army officers charged in Afghan prisoner abuse investigation
More army officers charged in Afghan prisoner abuse investigation
Sara R. Parsowith
September 14, 2005 07:58:00 am

Capt. Christopher M. Beiring, an army officer from the 377th Military Police Company, was charged Tuesday with dereliction of duty and making a false official statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into prisoner abuse at the Bagram Air...

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News Khodorkovsky appeal begins in Moscow court
Khodorkovsky appeal begins in Moscow court
Sara R. Parsowith
September 14, 2005 07:16:00 am

A Russian court began hearing the appeal Wednesday of former Yukos oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky , who is in jail for tax evasion, fraud and embezzlement. In May, Khodorkovsky was found guilty on...

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News Sweatshop class action complaint against Wal-Mart [SC CA]
Sweatshop class action complaint against Wal-Mart [SC CA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 13, 2005 11:35:00 pm

Jane Doe I et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Superior Court of California, September 13, 2005 . Read the full text of the complaint...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Judge allows former Microsoft exec to work for Google
Corporations and securities brief ~ Judge allows former Microsoft exec to work for Google
James Murdock
September 13, 2005 10:28:00 pm

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, Washington Superior Court Judge Steven Gonzalez ruled that former Microsoft executive Kai-Fu Lee can work for Google . The ruling allows Dr. Lee to work for Google...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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