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News US Navy judge denies Hamdan motion to dismiss
US Navy judge denies Hamdan motion to dismiss
Deirdre Jurand
July 17, 2008 08:36:00 am

A military judge has denied a motion to dismiss by Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan , holding that the military commission assigned to his trial has the appropriate jurisdiction to hear the case....

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News US Congress overrides Bush veto to pass Medicare finance law
US Congress overrides Bush veto to pass Medicare finance law
Deirdre Jurand
July 16, 2008 12:54:00 pm

The US Congress enacted a new Medicare law on Tuesday to cut Medicare expenditures by reducing Medicare payments made to insurance companies rather than those made to doctors. President George W. Bush vetoed the bill,...

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News Former Yukos Oil executive applies for early release from Siberia prison
Former Yukos Oil executive applies for early release from Siberia prison
Deirdre Jurand
July 16, 2008 10:08:00 am

Lawyers for former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday filed an application for his parole from the Krasnokamensk penal colony in Siberia. Khodorkovsky headed the now-bankrupt OAO Yukos Oil Co....

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News US Justice Department calls for Hamdan trial to begin on schedule
US Justice Department calls for Hamdan trial to begin on schedule
Deirdre Jurand
July 16, 2008 08:25:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday asked a judge at the US District Court for the District of Columbia to deny a motion by Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST...

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News Australia court declares protest annoyance law unconstitutional
Australia court declares protest annoyance law unconstitutional
Deirdre Jurand
July 15, 2008 10:04:00 am

The Australian Federal Court ruled Tuesday that a law giving police regulatory powers over potentially "annoying" behavior during World Youth Day (WYD) was unconstitutional and possibly exceeded legislative intent. Section 7(1)(b) of the World Youth Day...

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News Khadr Guantanamo interrogation video released
Khadr Guantanamo interrogation video released
Deirdre Jurand
July 15, 2008 08:33:00 am

Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr released an excerpt Tuesday of a 2003 interrogation of Khadr conducted by Canadian officials, marking the first time Guantanamo interrogation footage has been available to...

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Federal Reserve Board approves restrictive changes to US lending laws
Deirdre Jurand
July 14, 2008 03:06:00 pm

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved new rules for home mortgage loans designed to reduce unfair lending practices and increase consumer protection. The new rule amends the Truth in Lending Act to...

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News Canada agrees to $235M settlement in Nova Scotia oil and gas dispute
Canada agrees to $235M settlement in Nova Scotia oil and gas dispute
Deirdre Jurand
July 14, 2008 11:48:00 am

Canadian government leaders reached an agreement with Nova Scotian officials on Sunday which requires the Canadian government to pay the province $235 million CAD for lost profits from prior government offshore oil and gas...

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News Former HP executive pleads guilty to revealing IBM trade secrets
Former HP executive pleads guilty to revealing IBM trade secrets
Deirdre Jurand
July 14, 2008 09:57:00 am

A former vice president for Hewlett Packard (HP) pleaded guilty Friday to one count of theft of trade secrets for giving HP protected information he obtained while working for IBM [corporate...

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News Definition of ‘Israel’ holds back Paris summit agreement with Palestinians
Definition of ‘Israel’ holds back Paris summit agreement with Palestinians
Deirdre Jurand
July 14, 2008 08:28:00 am

French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday that officials will have to adjust the final declaration  of a Paris Mediterranean summit because of a disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians on how Israel [JURIST news...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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