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News ICTY issues arrest warrant for former spokesperson
ICTY issues arrest warrant for former spokesperson
Dan Taglioli
November 17, 2011 12:58:38 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former spokesperson Florence Hartmann for nonpayment of a €7,000...

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News UN humanitarian chief emphasizes need to protect civilians in conflict zones
UN humanitarian chief emphasizes need to protect civilians in conflict zones
Katherine Getty
November 17, 2011 12:31:02 pm

The UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs stressed Thursday that parties in conflict have a duty to protect non-combatants under international law. Valerie Amos highlighted conflicts in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen [BBC...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts former mayor
Rwanda genocide tribunal convicts former mayor
Matthew Pomy
November 17, 2011 12:28:18 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted former Rwandan mayor Gregoire Ndahimana of genocide and crimes against humanity on Thursday and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Ndahimana was charged...

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News BP reparations lawsuit remanded to Mississippi state court
BP reparations lawsuit remanded to Mississippi state court
Dan Taglioli
November 17, 2011 12:10:10 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Tuesday remanded to state court the Mississippi attorney general's lawsuit against the administrator of the British Petroleum (BP) $20 billion...

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News Khmer Rouge leader declared unfit to stand trial
Khmer Rouge leader declared unfit to stand trial
Alexandra Malatesta
November 17, 2011 12:01:14 pm

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday decided that Ieng Thirith is unfit to stand trial—just days before the war crimes trial [press...

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News Senate committee votes to grant military complete control over al Qaeda suspects
Senate committee votes to grant military complete control over al Qaeda suspects
Alexandra Malatesta
November 17, 2011 11:15:14 am

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday finally agreed on a controversial detainee provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 that governs the handling and prosecuting of suspected al Qaeda ...

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News Massachusetts passes transgender anti-discrimination bill
Massachusetts passes transgender anti-discrimination bill
Jamie Reese
November 16, 2011 01:47:10 pm

The Massachusetts legislature passed a bill Tuesday night that will protect transgender people in housing, credit and the workplace, as well as including them under hate crime protections. The bill passed the House by a...

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News Rights groups claim voter fraud in Equatorial Guinea referendum
Rights groups claim voter fraud in Equatorial Guinea referendum
Katherine Getty
November 16, 2011 12:23:22 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and EG Justice claimed Tuesday that Equatorial Guinea's recent referendum on constitutional reforms was rife with voter fraud . The referendum , which was approved with near-unanimous support, removed...

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News ACLU appeals dismissal of same-sex couples’ benefits to Montana high court
ACLU appeals dismissal of same-sex couples’ benefits to Montana high court
Max Slater
November 16, 2011 12:21:15 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a brief in its appeal to the Montana Supreme Court arguing that denying partnership benefits to same-sex couples violates the Montana state...

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ICTY orders Mladic medical exam
Jerry Votava
November 16, 2011 12:19:27 pm

A panel of judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday ordered the appointment of a medical expert to conduct a medical examination and issue a report...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

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