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News Europe rights court upholds Spain ban of Basque separatist parties
Europe rights court upholds Spain ban of Basque separatist parties
Eszter Bardi
July 1, 2009 07:26:00 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)  on Tuesday upheld  Spain's ban of Basque political groups Batasuna and Herri Batasuna for their alleged ties to Basque separatist group ETA [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...

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News ICC prosecutors to pursue genocide charges against Sudan president
ICC prosecutors to pursue genocide charges against Sudan president
Eszter Bardi
June 30, 2009 07:30:00 am

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Monday that they would attempt to charge Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with genocide. The announcement came after the ICC ruled last week...

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News Bosnia court refuses to extradite former Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes
Bosnia court refuses to extradite former Croatia lawmaker convicted of war crimes
Eszter Bardi
June 24, 2009 07:14:00 am

A Bosnian state court on Tuesday refused to extradite former Croatian parliament deputy Branimir Glavas to Croatia to serve a sentence for war crimes. Glavas, who holds dual Bosnian and Croatian...

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News Obama signs tobacco regulation bill
Obama signs tobacco regulation bill
Eszter Bardi
June 23, 2009 07:24:00 am

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act , which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences ex-interior minister to 30 years in prison
Rwanda genocide tribunal sentences ex-interior minister to 30 years in prison
Eszter Bardi
June 23, 2009 06:27:00 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday sentenced former Rwandan interior minister Callixte Kalimanzira to 30 years imprisonment on charges of genocide and public...

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News Sri Lanka government ends inquiry into human rights abuses
Sri Lanka government ends inquiry into human rights abuses
Eszter Bardi
June 17, 2009 07:07:00 am

A Sri Lanka government official announced Tuesday that an investigation into human rights abuses that allegedly occurred during the 25-year civil war between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had...

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News Georgia court overturns custody order barring contact with parent’s gay friends
Georgia court overturns custody order barring contact with parent’s gay friends
Eszter Bardi
June 17, 2009 06:20:00 am

The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Monday a lower court's order in a divorce case that prohibited the children of a divorced father to be in contact with his gay and lesbian acquaintances. The court...

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News ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to stand trial for crimes against humanity
ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to stand trial for crimes against humanity
Eszter Bardi
June 16, 2009 05:56:00 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday ordered former Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba to stand trial for the alleged commission of violent...

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News First Circuit rules prison may restrict sexually explicit inmate mail
First Circuit rules prison may restrict sexually explicit inmate mail
Eszter Bardi
June 10, 2009 07:27:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Massachusetts regulation prohibiting prisoners from receiving sexually explicit mail is constitutional. The petitioners challenged the portions of 103 CMR § 481.15 [text,...

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News Supreme Court declines to review Pentagon ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Policy
Supreme Court declines to review Pentagon ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Policy
Eszter Bardi
June 9, 2009 06:55:00 am

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Pietrangelo v. Gates, in which the Court was asked to review the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy ,...

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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 Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

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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