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News Europe court annuls asset freeze of blacklisted Iranian group
Europe court annuls asset freeze of blacklisted Iranian group
Benjamin Klein
October 23, 2008 10:50:00 am

The European Court of First Instance on Thursday struck down a decision by the Council of the European Union freezing the assets of the prominent Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization...

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News Pentagon files war crimes charges against two Kuwaitis at Guantanamo
Pentagon files war crimes charges against two Kuwaitis at Guantanamo
Benjamin Klein
October 23, 2008 10:11:00 am

The US Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it has filed new war crimes charges against two Kuwaiti men held at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay . Fouad Rabia, a US-educated aeronautical engineer...

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News European Commission launches legal actions against non-complying members
European Commission launches legal actions against non-complying members
Benjamin Klein
October 17, 2008 11:17:00 am

The European Commission has launched a series of legal actions in the European Court of Justice against EU member states for failures to abide by EU laws, according to press statements ...

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News ICC judges seek more information before ruling on arrest warrant for al-Bashir
ICC judges seek more information before ruling on arrest warrant for al-Bashir
Benjamin Klein
October 17, 2008 11:03:00 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested more information on an arrest warrant application for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , who faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and...

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News Kenya election violence commission urges creation of  international tribunal
Kenya election violence commission urges creation of international tribunal
Benjamin Klein
October 16, 2008 10:00:00 am

A commission established to investigate the political and ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed December 2007 presidential election released a report on Wednesday recommending the establishment of an international tribunal to try suspected perpetrators....

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News Effort to relocate Guantanamo Uighurs stalling: NYT
Effort to relocate Guantanamo Uighurs stalling: NYT
Benjamin Klein
October 16, 2008 08:10:00 am

An urgent effort by the Bush administration to transfer 17 Guantanamo detainees outside the US has stalled as a result of a bitter interagency dispute, according to a New York Times report on Wednesday. Last week, US District Judge...

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News Ethiopia must release rendition victims: HRW
Ethiopia must release rendition victims: HRW
Benjamin Klein
October 2, 2008 01:13:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday called on the Ethiopian government to release rendition victims in custody or prosecute them in an open court that meets basic fair trial standards. The renditions were...

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News ECCC ends ban on communication among defendants in pretrial detention
ECCC ends ban on communication among defendants in pretrial detention
Benjamin Klein
October 2, 2008 11:27:00 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) last Friday ended the segregation of five defendants currently in pretrial detention. The decision, released to the public on Wednesday, was a response...

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News Uganda war crimes court will only hear Lord’s Resistance Army cases: judge
Uganda war crimes court will only hear Lord’s Resistance Army cases: judge
Benjamin Klein
September 18, 2008 03:52:00 pm

The High Court of Uganda will not try soldiers from the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) if they are accused of human rights abuses, according to Wednesday statements by Justice Dan Akiiki-Kiiza , the head of...

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Ninth Circuit rejects challenge to Arizona immigration law
Benjamin Klein
September 18, 2008 10:52:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld as constitutional an Arizona law which revokes the business licenses of employers who hire illegal immigrants. Pro-immigration, business, and civil rights groups such...

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Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification

On September 25, 1789, the United States Congress sent twelve proposed constitutional amendments to the state legislatures for ratification. Ten of these were adopted in 1791 and became known as the Bill of Rights.

A proposed amendment on Congressional representation was never ratified, and another on Congressional pay was not ratified until 1992 when it became the 27th Amendment.

Peace of Augsburg allows princes in the Holy Roman Empire to chose their state's relgion

On September 25, 1555, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V signed the Peace of Augsburg, allowing princes within the Empire to chose whether their lands would be Catholic or Protestant. People living in a given principality were then permitted to move to a different region within the Empire if their faith differed from the one chosen by the prince their home state.

Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification

On September 25, 1789, the United States Congress sent twelve proposed constitutional amendments to the state legislatures for ratification. Ten of these were adopted in 1791 and became known as the Bill of Rights.

A proposed amendment on Congressional representation was never ratified, and another on Congressional pay was not ratified until 1992 when it became the 27th Amendment.

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