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News Trump orders review of trade agreements, WTO membership
Trump orders review of trade agreements, WTO membership
Ashley Hogan
April 30, 2017 03:30:07 pm

US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to review all US trade agreements and membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

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News Turkey removes 3900 from civil service positions on alleged terrorist links
Turkey removes 3900 from civil service positions on alleged terrorist links
Ashley Hogan
April 30, 2017 02:57:59 pm

Turkish authorities removed more than 3900 people from their positions in the civil service and military pursuant to a new national security law published on Saturday. Those removed included prison guards, clerks, academics, and employees of the...

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News Egypt court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
Egypt court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
Erik Slobe
April 30, 2017 12:36:02 pm

The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday gave Muslim Brotherhood leader Wagdy Ghoneim a death sentence in absentia. He was found guilty of forming an outlaw cell from 2003 to 2015, for obstructing the constitution and...

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News Appeals court rules employers can use prior salary to justify paying women less
Appeals court rules employers can use prior salary to justify paying women less
Erik Slobe
April 30, 2017 11:23:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday that calculating salaries based solely on prior salaries does not violate the Equal Pay Act even when it results in women being paid...

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Mexico legislature approves bill legalizing medical marijuana
Ruben Sindahl
April 29, 2017 04:16:20 pm

The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Friday allowing the use, production and distribution of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes. The bill was approved by the other chamber...

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South Africa president signs anti-money laundering law
Ruben Sindahl
April 29, 2017 03:32:49 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma signed the anti-money laundering Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (FICA) on Saturday to combat tax evasion and money laundering in the country. The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) organization had threatened...

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Turkey blocks Wikipedia as threat to national security
Akira Tomlinson
April 29, 2017 01:01:30 pm

Turkey blocked the website Wikipedia on Saturday deeming it a threat to national security. Opponents say Turkey's choice to block the website further supports rights groups and Turkey's Western allies opinion that...

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Trump signs order reducing restrictions on offshore drilling
Akira Tomlinson
April 29, 2017 12:31:37 pm

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to lift restrictions placed on offshore oil drilling. According to a statement , about 94 percent of the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was either off-limits to or...

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Appeals court approves delay in case against air pollution standards
Lawrenz Fares
April 28, 2017 04:48:28 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday granted a request from the Trump administration to stay ligation concerning an Obama administration air pollution regulation. The rule in question, the Mercury and...

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Senegal court upholds life sentence for former Chad leader
Lawrenz Fares
April 28, 2017 04:22:23 pm

The Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in Senegal upheld the life sentence of Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture. Habre was sentenced to life...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

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