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News Karadzic claims attacks on Bosnian Muslims ‘staged’
Karadzic claims attacks on Bosnian Muslims ‘staged’
Sarah Paulsworth
March 2, 2010 12:51:00 pm

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claimed Tuesday that attacks against Bosnian Muslims were "staged," denying any involvement in war crimes. Karadzic was appearing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...

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Montenegrin war crimes suspect arrested in Spain
Sarah Miley
March 2, 2010 12:03:00 pm

Spain's Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that national police agents have arrested accused Montenegrin war criminal Veselin Vlahovic in southeastern Spain. Vlahovic, known as the "monster of Grbavica," is wanted on three...

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Supreme Court rules federal courts have jurisdiction over copyright settlements
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 2, 2010 11:41:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick that a federal law requiring copyright holders to register their...

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Supreme Court rules ‘violent felony’ requires use of physical force
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 2, 2010 10:45:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Johnson v. United States that a "violent felony" requires the use of physical force. The court found that...

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News Turkish general, prosecutor charged over Ergenekon coup plot
Turkish general, prosecutor charged over Ergenekon coup plot
Ann Riley
March 2, 2010 10:32:00 am

Turkish prosecutors have charged an army general and a state prosecutor with belonging to the Ergenekon network and plotting to uproot Turkey's ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) [party website, in...

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News Rwanda ex-president’s widow arrested in France on genocide allegations
Rwanda ex-president’s widow arrested in France on genocide allegations
Andrea Bottorff
March 2, 2010 09:29:00 am

The widow of assassinated Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana , Agathe Habyarimana, was arrested Tuesday in France on suspicions of complicity in genocide and was later released on bail. French police complied with an international arrest warrant issued by...

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Germany high court overturns data retention law
Hillary Stemple
March 2, 2010 08:32:00 am

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned a law requiring telecommunications providers to store information on telephone calls, e-mails, and Internet use for six months for use in possible terrorism investigations,...

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UN rights chief urges Egypt to investigate border shootings
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
March 2, 2010 08:27:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Egypt to investigate the shootings of 60 unarmed migrants since July 2007 on the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Israeli border. The majority of those...

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Rights groups renew calls for US to join landmine treaty
Ximena Marinero
March 2, 2010 07:57:00 am

Several human rights groups and anti-mine activists on Monday urged the US to join the Mine Ban Treaty , marking the eleventh anniversary of the treaty's status as binding international law. Despite initial statements from the US...

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News France court seeks high court ruling on constitutionality of police custody
France court seeks high court ruling on constitutionality of police custody
Gabriela Forbes
March 2, 2010 07:47:00 am

The Paris Criminal Court on Monday asked the highest court of appeal, the Court of Cassation , to determine the constitutionality of police custody under article 63-4 of the code of criminal procedure. The request...

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London Naval Treaty signed

On April 22, 1930, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Japan signed the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament (London Naval Treaty), which limited the production of warships and limited submarine warfare. Leading up to World War II, Japan and Italy withdrew from the treaty, leaving only the US, UK, and France to sign the Second London Naval Treaty.

Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone died

On April 22, 1946, US Supreme Court Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone died at the age of 73. Learn more about the life and career of Chief Justice Stone from Oyez.

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