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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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First former Warsaw Pact countries join NATO

On March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland became the first former members of the Warsaw Pact join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Read the NATO accession treaties for the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, and the Republic of Poland.

Janet Reno sworn in as first female US Attorney General

On March 12, 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female US Attorney General. Learn more about Janet Reno from the US Department of Justice Attorney General's website as it stood on November 9, 2000.

Mahatma Gandhi begins Salt March

Indian independence advocate Mahatma Gandhi and 78 others began a 3.5-week-long march to the Arabian Sea on March 12, 1930 to defy monopolistic colonial laws prohibiting the collection of salt by Indians. The demonstration exemplified Gandhi's strategy of Satyagraha. The march ended with thousands joining in in other cities, Gandhi being briefly jailed and then granted a seat at the 1930-1932 India Round Table Conference in London. Learn more about the Salt March.

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