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News ICJ rules on maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile
ICJ rules on maritime border dispute between Peru and Chile
Cynthia Miley
January 27, 2014 03:26:47 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) , the UN's highest court, issued a ruling establishing a new maritime boundary between Peru and Chile on Monday. The ICJ granted Peru some parts...

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News UN rights expert urges Qatar to reform justice system
UN rights expert urges Qatar to reform justice system
Daniel Mullen
January 27, 2014 03:08:01 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers on Monday urged Qatar to consolidate its justice system and address its shortcomings. Gbrelia Knaul, the current Special Rapporteur, praised Qatar's achievements...

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News Supreme Court rules for airline in defamation case
Supreme Court rules for airline in defamation case
Addison Morris
January 27, 2014 03:04:48 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously to overturn a defamation judgment in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper , in which a pilot sued the airline for reporting him as a security threat...

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News Supreme Court rules for steel company in labor case
Supreme Court rules for steel company in labor case
Daniel Mullen
January 27, 2014 02:20:49 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Sandifer v. US Steel Corp. that employees are not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for time spent changing...

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News UN rights chief presses for end to violence in Central African Republic
UN rights chief presses for end to violence in Central African Republic
Addison Morris
January 27, 2014 02:19:05 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday warned that the renewed clashes of anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka mark a critical time for Central African Republic (CAR) . Ex-Seleka groups are supported...

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Tunisia adopts new constitution
Taylor Gillan
January 27, 2014 12:13:55 pm

Tunisia's Parliament on Sunday passed a new constitution, its first since the ousting of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended...

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News Ohio inmate’s family files lawsuit over prolonged execution
Ohio inmate’s family files lawsuit over prolonged execution
Taylor Gillan
January 27, 2014 11:15:01 am

The children of convicted murderer Dennis McGuire filed a lawsuit on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio over the method used in McGuire's 26-minute long execution, which they say amounted to...

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News Supreme Court grants contraceptive mandate exemption
Supreme Court grants contraceptive mandate exemption
Benjamin Minegar
January 27, 2014 11:08:03 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday issued an order enjoining the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from requiring that the Little Sisters, a Roman Catholic order, fill out a formal...

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News Ukraine protesters seize Ministry of Justice building
Ukraine protesters seize Ministry of Justice building
Benjamin Minegar
January 27, 2014 10:40:42 am

Anti-government protesters on Sunday seized and occupied the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice building in Kiev and did not disperse until a government minister threatened to initiate a state of emergency Monday morning. The Ukrainian civic group Spilna Sprava, translated...

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News Egypt to elect president before voting on parliament
Egypt to elect president before voting on parliament
Bradley McAllister
January 26, 2014 03:09:31 pm

Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour announced in a televised speech on Sunday that Egypt will hold presidential elections before conducting parliamentary elections. The parliamentary elections were supposed to happen first under the timetable agreed to...

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Nuremberg war crimes trials began

On October 18, 1945, the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals began. Read US prosecutor Robert H. Jackson's opening statement.

Women declared "Persons" in Canada

On October 18, 1929, The Privy Council of the United Kingdom declared that women were considered "persons" under the laws of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada had held in Edwards v. Canada that women were not considered "persons" under Canada's governing law, the British North America Act. The Privy Council overturned this ruling, declaring "that the exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word 'persons' should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?"

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