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News Malaysia court refuses to transfer Ibrahim sodomy trial to high court
Malaysia court refuses to transfer Ibrahim sodomy trial to high court
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 7, 2008 03:09:00 pm

A judge in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday ruled that the sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will not be transferred to the country's High Court. The application...

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News Colorado ballot measure banning affirmative action fails
Colorado ballot measure banning affirmative action fails
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 7, 2008 01:52:00 pm

A ballot measure to prohibit governmental agencies from discriminating or granting preferences on the basis of race and sex has been narrowly rejected by voters in Colorado, according...

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News US deporting record levels of undocumented immigrants: ICE
US deporting record levels of undocumented immigrants: ICE
Tarah Park
November 7, 2008 12:24:00 pm

The 2008 fiscal year led to record deportations of undocumented immigrants in the US according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports Thursday. Nationwide, ICE deported 349,041 immigrants during the 2008 fiscal year ending September 30,...

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News Malaysia judge frees blogger arrested under controversial security act
Malaysia judge frees blogger arrested under controversial security act
Lucas Tanglen
November 7, 2008 12:20:00 pm

Malaysian High Court Justice Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad ordered the release of blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin on Friday, finding insufficient grounds for his arrest under the country's Internal Security Act (ISA) , which allows for...

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News Federal court begins habeas hearings for Guantanamo detainees
Federal court begins habeas hearings for Guantanamo detainees
Devin Montgomery
November 7, 2008 11:34:00 am

Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday began habeas corpus hearings for six Algerians challenging their detention at Guantanamo Bay. The hearings are the first to be...

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News New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
New ICJ judges include UK professor who asserted legality of Iraq war
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 7, 2008 10:29:00 am

The UN General Assembly and Security Council on Thursday elected five new judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . Judges Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh of Jordan, currently the...

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News UK approves new constitution for disputed Falklands
UK approves new constitution for disputed Falklands
Devin Montgomery
November 7, 2008 10:06:00 am

The British and Falkland Islands governments announced Thursday that they have agreed on a new constitution for the disputed South Atlantic Islands, a British territory also claimed by Argentina. Under the new constitution, primary governing power is...

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News Peru PM declares state of emergency in south after protests over new mining law
Peru PM declares state of emergency in south after protests over new mining law
Eric Firkel
November 7, 2008 07:57:00 am

Peruvian Prime Minister Yehude Simon has declared a state of emergency for Tacna province in southern Peru where violence broke out last week after the government passed a...

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News Sri Lanka urged to probe death threats against lawyers defending terror suspects
Sri Lanka urged to probe death threats against lawyers defending terror suspects
Kiely Lewandowski
November 7, 2008 07:48:00 am

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) Thursday called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to open a probe into death threats allegedly sent by a group called Mahason Balakaya [Lanka eNews...

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News India government warns on illegal real estate sales to foreign buyers
India government warns on illegal real estate sales to foreign buyers
Leslie Schulman
November 7, 2008 07:48:00 am

The government of India issued a warning Thursday on illegal land sales to foreigners in the country, especially in the state of Goa . Located in the western part of India, Goa is known for its...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gorbachev becomes USSR leader

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. He soon announced that he would hold arms-reduction negotiations in Geneva with the United States. Gorbachev also used his tenure to liberalize the economy and social structure of the USSR, eventually leading to the abatement of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Read documents and interviews from the 1990 USA-USSR Summit.

Confederate Constitution adopted

On March 11, 1861, seven former US states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, which closely followed the language, if not necessarily the purport, of the original US Constitution. Section 9 (4) of the Confederate Constitution read "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed," enshrining the right to own slaves as fundamental law.

ICC holds first meeting

The war crimes court known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in its first batch of judges on March 11, 2003. The meeting took place eight months after the ratification of the court's Rome Statute. Then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the occasion: It has taken mankind many years to reach this moment. By the solemn undertaking they have given here in open court, these 11 men and seven women, representing all regions of the world and many different cultures and legal traditions, have made themselves the embodiment of our collective conscience. Learn more about the work of the ICC.  

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