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News INTERPOL ex-president pleads not guilty at South Africa corruption trial
INTERPOL ex-president pleads not guilty at South Africa corruption trial
Matt Glenn
October 5, 2009 02:52:00 pm

Former INTERPOL president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Monday at the start of his trial in the Johannesburg High Court. Selebi...

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News Katanga case admissibility judgment [ICC]
Katanga case admissibility judgment [ICC]
October 5, 2009 02:40:00 pm

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, et al., International Criminal Court, September 25, 2009 . Reported in...

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News Canada court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ conspirator to 7 years in prison
Canada court sentences ‘Toronto 18’ conspirator to 7 years in prison
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 5, 2009 02:39:00 pm

A Canadian court on Friday sentenced a member of the "Toronto 18" to seven years in prison for his role in the plot to carry out terrorist attacks in Toronto. Ali Mohamed Dirie pleaded...

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News Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
Supreme Court opens 2009 term with oral arguments in interrogation, discovery cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 5, 2009 01:05:00 pm

The US Supreme Court officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer , the Court heard...

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News Palestinian Authority criticized for supporting UN rights council delay on Gaza resolution
Palestinian Authority criticized for supporting UN rights council delay on Gaza resolution
Matt Glenn
October 5, 2009 12:59:00 pm

Hamas leaders on Monday condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) for supporting Friday's decision by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to delay a vote on resolution adopting the recommendations of the UN Fact Finding...

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News Annan urges Kenya constitutional reform before next election cycle
Annan urges Kenya constitutional reform before next election cycle
Safiya Boucaud
October 5, 2009 09:34:00 am

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Sunday called for constitutional reform in Kenya before the next electoral cycle begins in 18 months. In addition to pressing for constitutional reform, Annan also said there was...

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News Germany court rules accused Nazi guard can be tried as accessory to murder
Germany court rules accused Nazi guard can be tried as accessory to murder
Steve Czajkowski
October 4, 2009 11:27:00 am

A German court ruled Friday that alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk can stand trial on accessory to murder charges that took place during World War II. The Munich Regional Court said that it...

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News UK High Court criticizes Ministry of Defense probe of war crimes allegations
UK High Court criticizes Ministry of Defense probe of war crimes allegations
Steve Czajkowski
October 4, 2009 09:25:00 am

A three-judge panel of the UK High Court strongly criticized the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Friday for its failure to properly setup an independent inquiry into claims that war crimes had been committed...

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News Ireland voters approve EU reform treaty
Ireland voters approve EU reform treaty
Christian Ehret
October 3, 2009 01:55:00 pm

Ireland approved the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Lisbon Treaty , in a second referendum vote held Friday, the European Commission announced Saturday. The vote, which amends Ireland's constitution, was approved by...

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News Federal judge orders DOJ to release Cheney CIA leak interview documents
Federal judge orders DOJ to release Cheney CIA leak interview documents
Bhargav Katikanen
October 3, 2009 10:06:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to release some files from its interview with former...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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