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News Switzerland court rules UBS disclosure of client information was illegal
Switzerland court rules UBS disclosure of client information was illegal
Hillary Stemple
January 8, 2010 03:02:00 pm

The Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland ruled Friday that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) violated the law in February 2009 when it ordered UBS to disclose information...

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News Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Hillary Stemple
January 4, 2010 10:15:00 am

Serbian police arrested alleged war criminal Darko Jankovic on Sunday. Jankovic is accused of killing at least 19 civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . A spokesperson for Serbia's Office of the War...

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News Malaysia High Court allows non-Muslims to use ‘Allah’ as translation for ‘God’
Malaysia High Court allows non-Muslims to use ‘Allah’ as translation for ‘God’
Hillary Stemple
January 2, 2010 10:14:00 am

The Malaysian High Court ruled Thursday that non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" as a translation for the word "God", overturning a three-year government ban on the practice. The case was brought by the Herald, a...

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News France Constitutional Council rejects carbon emissions tax
France Constitutional Council rejects carbon emissions tax
Hillary Stemple
December 30, 2009 10:05:00 am

The French Constitutional Council rejected a tax on carbon emissions Tuesday, stating there were too many exemptions for polluters in the plan. The tax, set to go into effect on January 1,...

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News ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to remain in custody until trial
ICC orders Congo rebel leader Bemba to remain in custody until trial
Hillary Stemple
December 2, 2009 02:08:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday ordered former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba to remain in custody until his trial next spring. The ruling...

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News Germany court begins trial of accused Nazi guard
Germany court begins trial of accused Nazi guard
Hillary Stemple
November 30, 2009 02:14:00 pm

The trial of alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk began in Germany on Monday. It marks the first time a Nazi war crimes trial will focus on a low-ranking foreigner rather than a commander....

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News Rights group calls on UK to investigate Pakistan torture allegations
Rights group calls on UK to investigate Pakistan torture allegations
Hillary Stemple
November 25, 2009 11:13:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for the UK to investigate allegations that government officials were complicit in the torture of British citizens in Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. The announcement followed the release of a...

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News US will not become party to anti-personnel landmine treaty
US will not become party to anti-personnel landmine treaty
Hillary Stemple
November 25, 2009 10:19:00 am

The US State Department (DOS) stated Tuesday that the US will not be signing the treaty to ban the use of anti-personnel landmines. The announcement comes a week before the Second Review Conference...

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News FBI report shows reported hate crimes in US up two percent
FBI report shows reported hate crimes in US up two percent
Hillary Stemple
November 23, 2009 02:17:00 pm

Reported hate crimes in the US increased by approximately two percent in 2008, the greatest reported increase since 2001, according to the 2008 Hate Crime Statistics released by the FBI on Monday. The FBI...

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News UK court rules evidence may be kept secret in torture suit
UK court rules evidence may be kept secret in torture suit
Hillary Stemple
November 18, 2009 01:30:00 pm

The British High Court ruled Wednesday that the government may withhold evidence from seven claimants suing UK intelligence services MI5 and MI6 for their roles in alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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