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News Rights group urges ICC to expand Kenya investigation
Rights group urges ICC to expand Kenya investigation
Matthew Pomy
October 27, 2011 12:43:42 pm

The International Criminal Court should expand its investigation into the disappearances and killings of more than 1,000 people leading up to Kenya's 2007 election , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday....

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News International court presidents stress rule of law in annual reports to UN
International court presidents stress rule of law in annual reports to UN
Dan Taglioli
October 27, 2011 12:16:16 pm

The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday presented their respective annual reports to the UN General Assembly ,...

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News Uruguay legislature repeals amnesty law
Uruguay legislature repeals amnesty law
Dan Taglioli
October 27, 2011 10:49:41 am

The Uruguayan House of Representatives voted 50-40 Thursday to revoke a 25-year-old amnesty law , which prevented investigations, adjudications and human rights prosecutions of military junta officials during their regime between 1973-1985....

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News UN SG presses for rights accountability in Sri Lanka
UN SG presses for rights accountability in Sri Lanka
John Paul Putney
October 27, 2011 09:37:59 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reemphasized Wednesday the importance of accountability issues in Sri Lanka related to conflicts with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) . The comments came during a meeting with Mahinda...

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News Michigan, 4 other states seek Supreme Court ruling on Asian carp
Michigan, 4 other states seek Supreme Court ruling on Asian carp
John Paul Putney
October 27, 2011 08:46:50 am

Michigan Attorney General Bill Shuette , joined by four other states, on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to require the US Army Corps of Engineers to accelerate a study on ecological separation...

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News Indonesia court reduces jail term for radical cleric
Indonesia court reduces jail term for radical cleric
Dan Taglioli
October 27, 2011 07:08:26 am

An Indonesian court announced Wednesday that it would reduce the 15-year prison sentence being served by a radical Indonesian cleric. A spokesman for the Jakarta High Court confirmed without elaboration that the chief judge reduced the jail term to...

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News Federal appeals court hears arguments in Padilla unlawful detention suit
Federal appeals court hears arguments in Padilla unlawful detention suit
Jamie Reese
October 27, 2011 06:30:19 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal by US citizen and convicted terrorist Jose Padilla to reinstate his unlawful detention suit against several government officials. Padilla,...

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News Four candidates named as potential successors to ICC prosecutor
Four candidates named as potential successors to ICC prosecutor
Dan Taglioli
October 26, 2011 01:29:23 pm

Four candidates were named Tuesday as potential successors to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. The Search Committee for the position of the Prosecutor of the...

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News Gaddafi son, intelligence chief reportedly seeking surrender to ICC
Gaddafi son, intelligence chief reportedly seeking surrender to ICC
Jerry Votava
October 26, 2011 12:58:15 pm

Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi have reportedly attempted to leave Libya in an effort to surrender themselves to the International Criminal Court...

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News Ex-Goldman Sachs director charged with insider trading
Ex-Goldman Sachs director charged with insider trading
Katherine Getty
October 26, 2011 12:39:58 pm

Former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta was arrested Wednesday on five counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. The charges come in connection to his relationship with Raj Rajaratnam...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Reagan fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers

On August 5, 1981, under orders from President Reagan, the federal government began firing air traffic controllers who had gone on strike two days previous for better pay, hours and working conditions. Learn more about the PATCO air traffic control strike. Listen to an excerpt of an August 3, 1981 speech by President Reagan (courtesy of the History Channel) emphasizing that the controllers had taken an oath not to strike against the government and threatening to terminate their jobs if they did not report for duty in 48 hours.

Burkina Faso gains independence

On August 5, 1960, Burkina Faso gained independence from France. Read the constitution of Burkina Faso.

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