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News ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
Matt Glenn
September 14, 2009 02:02:00 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings Monday in a treaty dispute between Argentina and Uruguay. Argentina argues that a pulp mill built on the Uruguay side...

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News UK liquid bomb plotters sentenced to life in prison
UK liquid bomb plotters sentenced to life in prison
Bhargav Katikanen
September 14, 2009 01:28:00 pm

Three men convicted of attempting to smuggle liquid explosives onto airplanes to blow them up were sentenced to life in prison Monday by the Woolwich Crown Court in London. Abdulla Ahmed Ali [GlobalSecurity...

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News Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
Matt Glenn
September 14, 2009 01:06:00 pm

Bangladesh's Supreme Court recommended against military trials for Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who took part in February's border guard mutiny , Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed announced Monday. President Zillur Rahman asked for...

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News ICTY ex-spokesperson found guilty of contempt for revealing Milosevic secrets
ICTY ex-spokesperson found guilty of contempt for revealing Milosevic secrets
Safiya Boucaud
September 14, 2009 10:30:00 am

A specially appointed chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday found former spokesperson Florence Hartmann guilty of contempt for revealing confidential...

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News South Korea court again rules against Microsoft in antitrust suit
South Korea court again rules against Microsoft in antitrust suit
Safiya Boucaud
September 14, 2009 09:31:00 am

The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Microsoft in violation of South Korea's antitrust laws for bundling software programs with its Windows operating system. The court found the company's bundling practice to be in violation of...

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News Iran judicial panel rejects rape charges made by detained protestors
Iran judicial panel rejects rape charges made by detained protestors
Steve Czajkowski
September 13, 2009 02:10:00 pm

A panel of Iranian judiciary members has dismissed claims made by pro-reform presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi that detainees arrested following the disputed June 12 presidential election were sexually assaulted, according to a state media...

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News Argentina president introduces bill to decriminalize libel and slander
Argentina president introduces bill to decriminalize libel and slander
Amelia Mathias
September 13, 2009 01:26:00 pm

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner proposed a new bill Friday that would erase libel and slander as crimes, part of a broader plan to change the way Argentina's telecommunications businesses are run....

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News New US guidelines for Afghan prison will allow prisoners to challenge detention
New US guidelines for Afghan prison will allow prisoners to challenge detention
Steve Czajkowski
September 13, 2009 10:02:00 am

The Obama administration is preparing to issue new guidelines for the US detention facility at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan that would allow detainees to oppose their indefinite incarceration, according to media reports Sunday....

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News Czech parliament approves constitutional amendment to allow early elections
Czech parliament approves constitutional amendment to allow early elections
Christian Ehret
September 12, 2009 11:19:00 am

The Czech Parliament on Friday approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the legislative body to dissolve and hold early elections. The lawmakers initially agreed to amend the country's constitution...

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News Rights group sues Pittsburgh for failure to issue G-20 protest permits
Rights group sues Pittsburgh for failure to issue G-20 protest permits
Bhargav Katikanen
September 12, 2009 11:09:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Friday in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania claiming that the US Secret Service, the City of Pittsburgh, and the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

On May 19, 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded roughly half of Mexico's territory to the United States. Learn more about the Mexican-American War from the US Library of Congress.

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