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News EU report finds European anti-Semitism incidents up since December
EU report finds European anti-Semitism incidents up since December
Matt Glenn
March 2, 2009 10:38:00 am

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) said in a report released Monday that incidents of anti-Semitism have increased in the EU since December 2008 after declining in 2007 and 2008. The...

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News UN torture investigator warns UK over MI5 interrogation conduct
UN torture investigator warns UK over MI5 interrogation conduct
Benjamin Hackman
March 2, 2009 09:24:00 am

UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak has told the British government that the United Kingdom may have acquiesced in the mistreatment of terror suspect detainees and thereby violated the UN Convention Against Torture and...

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News Cambodia war crimes court unable to pay employees due to donation shortfall
Cambodia war crimes court unable to pay employees due to donation shortfall
Jay Carmella
March 2, 2009 08:08:00 am

A judge from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that the ECCC's Cambodian employees will not be paid in March. The UN-backed tribunal is staffed by both local...

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News UN SG urges support for Rwanda genocide tribunal
UN SG urges support for Rwanda genocide tribunal
Tere Miller-Sporrer
March 2, 2009 08:07:00 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday pledged his ongoing support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and stressed that the international community must continue to combat...

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News Israel Attorney General to prosecute outgoing PM Olmert on corruption charges
Israel Attorney General to prosecute outgoing PM Olmert on corruption charges
Eszter Bardi
March 2, 2009 07:59:00 am

Israeli Attorney General Meni Mazuz informed outgoing Prime Minister Ehmud Olmert Sunday that he intends to file an indictment against him in the District Court of Jerusalem for receiving illicit funds. Charges...

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News UN Hariri tribunal begins work at The Hague
UN Hariri tribunal begins work at The Hague
Devin Montgomery
March 1, 2009 04:15:00 pm

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) , tasked with investigating the February 14, 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , officially began operating Sunday. The STL will be located in The Hague...

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News Somalia president announces support for Sharia law in peace negotiations
Somalia president announces support for Sharia law in peace negotiations
Devin Montgomery
March 1, 2009 03:01:00 pm

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Saturday that he would support the imposition of a moderate form of Sharia , Islamic religious law, as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country's Hizb...

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News Bangladesh police charge more than 1,000 in border guards mutiny
Bangladesh police charge more than 1,000 in border guards mutiny
Lucas Tanglen
March 1, 2009 11:18:00 am

Police in Bangladesh on Sunday charged more than 1,000 members of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in last week's border guards mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR officers, including the...

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News US Army officer sentenced to 25 years  for murder of Iraqi detainee
US Army officer sentenced to 25 years for murder of Iraqi detainee
Lucas Tanglen
March 1, 2009 10:14:00 am

A military jury in Kentucky on Saturday sentenced US Army First Lt. Michael Behenna to 25 years in prison after convicting him Friday of the murder and assault of an Iraqi detainee. The 101st Airborne Division...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5. Learn more about Denmark's system of government from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit black students

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school. Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter.

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