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News UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
UN may investigate Sudan for expelling foreign aid groups
Bhargav Katikanen
March 6, 2009 08:23:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville said Friday that his office may investigate whether Sudan's expulsion of foreign aid agencies is a possible breach of human rights law or war crime. Colville...

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News Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Bhargav Katikanen
March 3, 2009 12:10:00 pm

Defense lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary , on trial for crimes against humanity , have been ordered to remove documents relating to their case...

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‘Enemy combatant’ al-Marri to be tried in US criminal court
Bhargav Katikanen
February 27, 2009 08:19:00 am

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri , a suspected Al Qaeda operative held in the Navy brig in South Carolina since 2003, is to be officially charged and tried in US federal court, according to news reports....

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Pentagon releases Guantanamo detainee treatment review
Bhargav Katikanen
February 24, 2009 12:24:00 pm

The US Department of Defense Monday officially released its anticipated report on detainee treatment at Guantanamo Bay in compliance with President Barack Obama's January 22 executive order mandating the review . As expected,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

11th Amendent to US Constitution ratified

On February 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect with ratification by North Carolina. Adopted in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Learn more about the meaning and history of the 11th Amendment from the National Constitution Center.

Maastricht Treaty signed, creating EU

On February 7, 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the members of the European Community, creating the European Union. Officially called the Treaty on the European Union, the original Maastricht Treaty went into force on November 1, 1993. The current Maastricht Treaty includes amendments from later EU treaties.

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