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News Moscow court issues arrest warrant for New York Yukos lawyer
Moscow court issues arrest warrant for New York Yukos lawyer
D. Wes Rist
December 6, 2005 05:48:00 am

A district court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for Yukos lawyer Pavel Ivlev on charges of embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering. Ivlev, a New York-based lawyer for the firm ALM Feldmans [legal website...

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News France deports 7 rioters, pledges more deportations to come
France deports 7 rioters, pledges more deportations to come
D. Wes Rist
December 6, 2005 05:29:00 am

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that the French government has begun the deportation of seven foreigners found guilty of taking part in last month's rioting , making good his promise to...

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News UK anti-terror proposals open to amendment
UK anti-terror proposals open to amendment
D. Wes Rist
December 5, 2005 06:50:00 am

The British government has introduced several amendments to the proposed Terrorism Bill and will allow possible future amendments to be considered, leader of the UK Lords, Baroness Amos announced Sunday. The changes to the bill include...

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News Civil partnership registration opens in UK
Civil partnership registration opens in UK
D. Wes Rist
December 5, 2005 05:33:00 am

Monday is the first day of registration for same-sex couples to apply for a civil partnership ceremony under the UK Civil Partnership Act 2004 . The civil partnerships allowed by the Act are legally distinct ...

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News Dutch trial of suspected terrorists tests new anti-terror law
Dutch trial of suspected terrorists tests new anti-terror law
D. Wes Rist
December 5, 2005 05:17:00 am

The trial of fourteen men alleged to belong to a terrorist group operating in Amsterdam begins Monday and is the first test of new Dutch anti-terror legislation allowing for the prosecution of individuals for "membership ...

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News Parliamentary group challenging legality of UK aid to  CIA rendition flights
Parliamentary group challenging legality of UK aid to CIA rendition flights
D. Wes Rist
December 5, 2005 04:54:00 am

A UK parliamentary group comprised of members from all three major British political parties meets for the first time Monday to call for a formal inquiry into whether the British government has violated international law by aiding alleged...

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News Belgian lower house approves gay adoption
Belgian lower house approves gay adoption
D. Wes Rist
December 2, 2005 06:36:00 am

The Belgian Chamber , the lower house of parliament, approved a bill on Friday that will allow same-sex couples to legally adopt children. The bill must pass approval by the Belgian Senate before becoming law....

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News International brief ~ Uganda government rejects call to release jailed opposition leader
International brief ~ Uganda government rejects call to release jailed opposition leader
D. Wes Rist
December 2, 2005 05:07:00 am

Leading Friday's international brief, the Ugandan government has rejected a call by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to release Kizza Besigye as illegal and contrary to the aims of the African Union [official...

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News International brief ~ Nepal high court issues stay on radio station closure order
International brief ~ Nepal high court issues stay on radio station closure order
D. Wes Rist
November 29, 2005 06:28:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, the Nepal Supreme Court has issued a stay order preventing the Nepalese Ministry of Information and Communication from enforcing its decision to close down Radio Sagarmatha for carrying BBC's...

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News International brief ~ Kenya outlaws opposition rallies, dismisses new elections
International brief ~ Kenya outlaws opposition rallies, dismisses new elections
D. Wes Rist
November 28, 2005 08:05:00 am

Leading Monday's international brief, Kenyan Vice-President Moody Awori has announced that the Kenyan government is outlawing all rallies by the Orange Movement, the anti-constitution coalition that handed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki a solid defeat in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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