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News HRW urges Libya to ensure access to lawyer for Gaddafi’s son
HRW urges Libya to ensure access to lawyer for Gaddafi’s son
Ashley Hileman
December 21, 2011 02:30:42 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Libyan government to find a way, amid security concerns, to grant access to a lawyer to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deceased former dictator Muammar Gaddafi...

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News Top EU court prohibits asylum transfers that risk rights violations
Top EU court prohibits asylum transfers that risk rights violations
Ashley Hileman
December 21, 2011 02:11:20 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that an asylum seeker may not be transferred to a member state if there is a risk he will be subjected to inhumane treatment....

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News Russia rights council condemns Khodorkovsky conviction
Russia rights council condemns Khodorkovsky conviction
John Paul Putney
December 21, 2011 12:40:44 pm

The Russia Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights under President Dmitry Medvedev called for the prosecutor general to petition to annul the conviction of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences former political leaders to life in prison
Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences former political leaders to life in prison
John Paul Putney
December 21, 2011 11:50:57 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday sentenced former Rwandan political party leaders, Matthieu Ngirumpatse and Edouard Karemera, to life in prison for their role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide ....

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News Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich to appeal conviction
Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich to appeal conviction
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 21, 2011 11:10:14 am

Lawyers for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich filed notice Tuesday that they will appeal his conviction and 14-year sentence on corruption charges. Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for the Northern District...

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News Top EU court upholds airline pollution fines
Top EU court upholds airline pollution fines
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 21, 2011 09:22:41 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday upheld an EU law forcing foreign airlines using EU airports to pay fees for greenhouse gas emissions . The finding that the...

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News US trade commission rules narrowly for Apple in HTC patent case
US trade commission rules narrowly for Apple in HTC patent case
Michael Haggerson
December 20, 2011 03:46:10 pm

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled on Monday for Apple on a patent complaint against HTC for infringing its "data tapping" patents. The USITC found that...

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News Hungary court strikes down provisions of media law
Hungary court strikes down provisions of media law
Michael Haggerson
December 20, 2011 01:47:27 pm

Hungary's Constitutional Court on Monday struck down certain provisions of the country's recently passed media law as an unconstitutional restraint on press freedom. Rights groups had urged Hungary to amend [JURIST...

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News UN rights chief condemns Egypt military crackdown
UN rights chief condemns Egypt military crackdown
Katherine Getty
December 20, 2011 10:32:52 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the brutal crackdown on protesters by military and security forces in Cairo. Since Friday the brutal suppression of demonstrations has led to...

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News China again jails prominent rights lawyer after 20-month disappearance
China again jails prominent rights lawyer after 20-month disappearance
Dan Taglioli
December 19, 2011 03:51:32 pm

China's government Friday announced that prominent civil rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng would be sent to prison for three years for violating his probation. Gao's sentence is the first sign that he is still alive...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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