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News ICTY judges consider revising rules to speed up trials
ICTY judges consider revising rules to speed up trials
Joshua Pantesco
May 31, 2006 11:41:00 am

The judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) held a plenary session Tuesday to consider revisions to the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence in which they "discussed methods to better organise...

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News Nepal parliament adopts resolution on women’s rights
Nepal parliament adopts resolution on women’s rights
Joe Shaulis
May 31, 2006 11:25:00 am

The parliament of Nepal has unanimously adopted a resolution that would guarantee citizenship papers to children in their mother's name only, even if the father is away or divorced, and require more-proportionate representation of women in...

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News Thailand court rejects election commission nominees in latest ouster bid
Thailand court rejects election commission nominees in latest ouster bid
Jaime Jansen
May 31, 2006 11:19:00 am

The Thailand Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped up its efforts to pressure Thailand's Election Commission (EC) to resign over failed parliamentary elections in April, which the Constitutional Court annulled in early May, by...

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News Referendum commission confirms Montenegro vote for independence from Serbia
Referendum commission confirms Montenegro vote for independence from Serbia
Joshua Pantesco
May 31, 2006 11:10:00 am

Montenegro's referendum commission Wednesday officially confirmed the results of the country's May 21 referendum on independence from Serbia , verifying that 55.5% of the population of Montenegro voting had voted in favor. Because voters...

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News UK law reform panel proposes limited rights for cohabiting couples
UK law reform panel proposes limited rights for cohabiting couples
Joshua Pantesco
May 31, 2006 11:02:00 am

The Law Commission , the independent legal reform body of the United Kingdom, has recommended creating limited legal rights for couples who live together but are unmarried, in a consultation paper released Wednesday titled...

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News Afghan parliament urges prosecution of US soldiers for fatal wreck, riots
Afghan parliament urges prosecution of US soldiers for fatal wreck, riots
Joe Shaulis
May 31, 2006 10:44:00 am

Lawmakers in Afghanistan have called for the prosecution of US soldiers for a vehicle accident that killed as many as five Afghans and set off deadly riots earlier this week in the capital of...

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News Canada legislation would set fixed election dates, limit Senate terms
Canada legislation would set fixed election dates, limit Senate terms
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 31, 2006 09:53:00 am

The Conservative Party government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced new legislation in the federal House of Commons Tuesday that would set fixed dates for regular federal elections and would potentially...

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News Federal judge refuses restraining order against FEMA in Katrina housing lawsuit
Federal judge refuses restraining order against FEMA in Katrina housing lawsuit
Joe Shaulis
May 31, 2006 09:53:00 am

A federal judge has denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue a housing voucher program for evacuees from Hurricane Katrina . Without...

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News New Iraq ambassador says US forces ‘intentionally’ killed cousin in home raid
New Iraq ambassador says US forces ‘intentionally’ killed cousin in home raid
Jaime Jansen
May 31, 2006 09:49:00 am

Shortly after a meeting with President Bush, new Iraqi ambassador to the United States and former Iraq ambassador to the United Nations Samir al-Sumaida'ie said in a CNN interview Tuesday that US Marines intentionally killed ...

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News Costa Rica high court rejects challenge to same-sex marriage ban
Costa Rica high court rejects challenge to same-sex marriage ban
Joe Shaulis
May 31, 2006 09:16:00 am

Costa Rica's Supreme Court has upheld a law forbidding same-sex marriage , rejecting arguments that the law is unconstitutional. Hearing a lawsuit brought by lawyer Yashin Castrillo Fernandez, the court's Constitutional Chamber voted...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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