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News Thailand ex-PM loses appeal of defamation charges
Thailand ex-PM loses appeal of defamation charges
Andrew Gilmore
September 25, 2008 10:18:00 am

The Thailand Court of Appeals ruled against former Thai prime minister Samak Sundaravej Thursday, upholding defamation convictions against him and an associate, Dusit Siriwan. The charges stem from a 2006 television appearance in which...

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News ICTR sentences former deputy prosecutor to life imprisonment for genocide
ICTR sentences former deputy prosecutor to life imprisonment for genocide
Andrew Gilmore
September 25, 2008 09:12:00 am

Former Rwandan deputy state prosecutor Siméon Nchamihigo was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Nchamihigo was charged with four counts of genocide, murder, extermination, and...

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News Congress passes mental health parity legislation
Congress passes mental health parity legislation
Andrew Gilmore
September 25, 2008 08:42:00 am

Congress passed legislation Tuesday to reduce inequities in the insurance coverage of mental health and addiction treatment, bringing the insurance costs for such treatment in line with those of conventional medical procedures. The bill, known...

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News Finland government drafting gun control amendments after school shootings
Finland government drafting gun control amendments after school shootings
Joe Shaulis
September 24, 2008 11:58:00 am

The Finnish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that it is drafting new gun control legislation in response to the fatal shootings of 10 people at...

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News US judge orders psychiatric evaluation of Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent
US judge orders psychiatric evaluation of Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent
Caitlin Price
September 24, 2008 11:17:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday entered a not guilty plea and ordered a psychiatric evaluation in the trial of Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman...

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News ICTY prosecutors file motion to amend Karadzic indictment
ICTY prosecutors file motion to amend Karadzic indictment
Leslie Schulman
September 24, 2008 10:07:00 am

Prosecutors in the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic filed a motion to amend his indictment in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news...

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News FBI investigating major financial institutions for potential fraud: reports
FBI investigating major financial institutions for potential fraud: reports
Caitlin Price
September 24, 2008 10:03:00 am

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, and AIG along with 22 other financial institutions for possible mortgage fraud , US media outlets reported Tuesday. The investigations...

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News Chief judge of US military commissions retiring in April
Chief judge of US military commissions retiring in April
Joe Shaulis
September 24, 2008 10:01:00 am

US Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann , chief judge of US military commissions , said Tuesday at a pretrial hearing for five suspects in the September 11 attacks that he is...

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News Serbia president asks UN General Assembly to call for ICJ ruling on Kosovo
Serbia president asks UN General Assembly to call for ICJ ruling on Kosovo
Andrew Gilmore
September 24, 2008 09:24:00 am

Serbia submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly Tuesday seeking an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the legality of the unilaterally-proclaimed independence of Kosovo . The draft resolution...

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DOJ to stop sending prosecutors to monitor US elections
Joe Shaulis
September 24, 2008 08:51:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced that it would not post criminal prosecutors at the polls for the November 4 presidential election, responding to concerns raised by civil rights groups. The decision...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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