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News Germany approves draft law allowing circumcisions
Germany approves draft law allowing circumcisions
Matthew Pomy
October 10, 2012 09:38:05 am

The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would legalize circumcisions . The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors...

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News Russia court frees member of feminist rock band, upholds sentence for 2 others
Russia court frees member of feminist rock band, upholds sentence for 2 others
Keith Herting
October 10, 2012 09:18:00 am

A Russian court on Wednesday freed one member of the controversial feminist rock collective Pussy Riot . The Moscow City Court freed Yekaterina Samutsevich after accepting her argument that...

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News Alaska court upholds abortion parental notice law for minors
Alaska court upholds abortion parental notice law for minors
Maureen Cosgrove
October 10, 2012 09:17:26 am

An Alaska Superior Court judge on Monday upheld a state law that requires women under the age of 18 to notify their parents if they intend to get an abortion. Judge John Suddock held...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on competence in capital cases
Supreme Court hears arguments on competence in capital cases
Julia Zebley
October 10, 2012 08:11:50 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two related cases on Tuesday. In Tibbals v. Carter , the court considered the "right to competence" in habeas corpus cases and whether...

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News Libya urges ICC to allow national trial for Gaddafi’s son
Libya urges ICC to allow national trial for Gaddafi’s son
Sarah Posner
October 9, 2012 03:09:32 pm

Libyan government lawyers on Tuesday urged International Criminal Court (ICC) judges to allow Saif al-Islam to be tried in Libya, promising a fair trial for the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi...

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News Egypt president announces general pardon for crimes committed during revolution
Egypt president announces general pardon for crimes committed during revolution
Jerry Votava
October 9, 2012 02:04:31 pm

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi announced on Tuesday a general pardon issued in August for most people detained or convicted for crimes committed during and in support of the Egyptian Revolution ....

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News Egypt urged to amend draft constitution, comply with international treaties
Egypt urged to amend draft constitution, comply with international treaties
Cynthia Miley
October 9, 2012 01:41:58 pm

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to the members of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly on Monday urging them to amend Egypt's draft constitution to comply with international treaties. HRW said...

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News Philippines Supreme Court suspends cybercrimes law
Philippines Supreme Court suspends cybercrimes law
Sung Un Kim
October 9, 2012 12:05:52 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday supended a cybercrimes law that became effective last week. The suspension will be for 120 days while the court considers whether provisions of the...

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News UK court allows accused Sudanese war criminal to remain in country
UK court allows accused Sudanese war criminal to remain in country
Sarah Paulsworth
October 9, 2012 10:08:56 am

A UK immigration tribunal has ruled that man who says he was paid to kill civilians in Sudan may remain in the UK indefinitely. The 27-year-old man, whose identity has not been revealed, is...

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News Sri Lanka judges, lawyers protest assault of outspoken judge
Sri Lanka judges, lawyers protest assault of outspoken judge
Sarah Paulsworth
October 9, 2012 09:04:20 am

Lawyers and judges from Sri Lanka held a large-scale protest on Monday to express their dismay over the assault of an outspoken judge and to call for a thorough, impartial investigation into the incident. Nearly 500 judges, lawyers and...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

Stamp Act Congress approved Declaration of Rights

On October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York in the wake of Parliament's passage of the controversial Stamp Act imposing a tax for the upkeep of British troops in North America, approved a Declaration of Rights enumerating the rights and grievances of the American colonies.

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