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News UK military announces independent inquiry into Iraqi deaths
UK military announces independent inquiry into Iraqi deaths
Andrew Morgan
July 6, 2009 02:48:00 pm

UK Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth announced Monday that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was prepared to establish an independent inquiry into the deaths of 20 Iraqis at a British base outside of...

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News US begins building Iraq correctional training center ahead of detainee transfer
US begins building Iraq correctional training center ahead of detainee transfer
Andrew Morgan
July 6, 2009 01:37:00 pm

The US-led Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF) announced Monday that it had begun construction of a training facility for Iraqi corrections officers (ICO) in anticipation of transferring control of MNF detention facilities to Iraqi forces. Military police...

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News Obama encourages renewed Russia commitment to rule of law
Obama encourages renewed Russia commitment to rule of law
Andrew Morgan
July 6, 2009 12:05:00 pm

US President Barack Obama said Monday that a renewed commitment to the rule of law should be part of a "reset" in US relations with Russia during an official visit to Moscow. In an interview with...

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News Turkish military opposes civilian court plan
Turkish military opposes civilian court plan
Andrew Morgan
July 6, 2009 10:22:00 am

Turkish military officials on Sunday sent President Abdullah Gul a letter urging him not to approve a law that would allow prosecution of military personnel in civilian courts during peacetime. Members of the General Staff...

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News Federal bankruptcy judge approves GM restructuring plan
Federal bankruptcy judge approves GM restructuring plan
Andrew Morgan
July 6, 2009 08:43:00 am

A federal bankruptcy judge on Sunday approved the sale of assets held by General Motors (GM) to a new, government-backed company. Judge Robert Gerber of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New...

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News GM assets sales ruling [US BC]
GM assets sales ruling [US BC]
July 5, 2009 10:52:00 pm

In re: General Motors Corp. et al, US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, July 5, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary...

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News Kenya pledges plan for prosecuting 2007 post-election  crimes by September
Kenya pledges plan for prosecuting 2007 post-election crimes by September
Ximena Marinero
July 5, 2009 10:28:00 am

A Kenyan government delegation headed by Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs Mutula Kilonzo Kenya pledged in a Friday meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Ocampo ...

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News ICTR finds defense investigator guilty of contempt in witness bribery case
ICTR finds defense investigator guilty of contempt in witness bribery case
Ximena Marinero
July 5, 2009 09:12:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has convicted and sentenced a former defense investigator to 10 months in prison for one count of contempt of court. Three Tribunal judges found Thursday...

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News UK embassy employee in Tehran charged: lawyer
UK embassy employee in Tehran charged: lawyer
Matt Glenn
July 4, 2009 02:04:00 pm

Hossein Rassam, a chief political analyst working for the British Embassy in Iran , has been charged with "acting against the national security," his lawyer said Saturday. Rassam was one of nine Iranian employees of the British Embassy...

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AU leaders agree not to cooperate with Sudan president arrest warrant
Matt Glenn
July 4, 2009 01:00:00 pm

The African Union (AU) will not cooperate with International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to extradite Sudan President Omar al-Bashir , the AU announced Friday during an AU summit in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

Learn more about slavery and the slave trade in Britain.

Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the US Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison. The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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