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News International prosecutors call for convention on crimes against humanity
International prosecutors call for convention on crimes against humanity
Hillary Stemple
November 16, 2009 03:17:00 pm

Prosecutors from the five major international tribunals on Monday called on member states "to seriously consider the adoption of a convention on the Suppression and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity." The statement came at the end of...

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News ACLU files lawsuit alleging FBI involvement in rendition of US citizen
ACLU files lawsuit alleging FBI involvement in rendition of US citizen
Hillary Stemple
November 11, 2009 02:23:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit Tuesday on behalf of US citizen Amir Meshal, alleging that FBI agents were involved in his interrogation and rendition in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia in...

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News Supreme Court denies stay of execution for DC sniper
Supreme Court denies stay of execution for DC sniper
Hillary Stemple
November 9, 2009 02:03:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a stay of execution for convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad , clearing the way for his scheduled execution on Tuesday. Muhammad...

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News New York voters approve inmate non-profit work
New York voters approve inmate non-profit work
Hillary Stemple
November 4, 2009 10:11:00 am

New York voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday amending the state constitution to allow the state legislature to pass a law permitting prisoners to work with non-profit organizations on a voluntary basis. Prisoners previously participated in work programs...

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News Karzai declared winner of Afghanistan election after opponent withdraws
Karzai declared winner of Afghanistan election after opponent withdraws
Hillary Stemple
November 2, 2009 02:12:00 pm

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday declared President Hamid Karzai the winner of the presidential election after challenger Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from the runoff election to...

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News Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses final claim in native land case
Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses final claim in native land case
Hillary Stemple
October 28, 2009 01:13:00 pm

The Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the last claim seeking a permanent ban on the sale of lands ceded by the former monarchy. Claims were originally filed by four members of the Native Hawaiians ...

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News Israel government to form task force to respond to UN Gaza report
Israel government to form task force to respond to UN Gaza report
Hillary Stemple
October 26, 2009 02:53:00 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced the formation of a task force to respond to the Goldstone Report , which accused both Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas fighters of...

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News Germany appeals court rules trial of accused Nazi guard can proceed
Germany appeals court rules trial of accused Nazi guard can proceed
Hillary Stemple
October 21, 2009 01:16:00 pm

The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany rejected appeals by alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk on Wednesday, setting the stage for his trial to begin next month. The rejected appeals...

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News Honduras interim government officially relaxes restrictions on protests
Honduras interim government officially relaxes restrictions on protests
Hillary Stemple
October 19, 2009 02:03:00 pm

The Honduran interim government officially eased restrictions on protests and opposition media Monday, two weeks after acting-president Roberto Micheletti promised to repeal the executive decree issued in September suspending several constitutional rights. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gorbachev becomes USSR leader

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. He soon announced that he would hold arms-reduction negotiations in Geneva with the United States. Gorbachev also used his tenure to liberalize the economy and social structure of the USSR, eventually leading to the abatement of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Read documents and interviews from the 1990 USA-USSR Summit.

Confederate Constitution adopted

On March 11, 1861, seven former US states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, which closely followed the language, if not necessarily the purport, of the original US Constitution. Section 9 (4) of the Confederate Constitution read "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed," enshrining the right to own slaves as fundamental law.

ICC holds first meeting

The war crimes court known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in its first batch of judges on March 11, 2003. The meeting took place eight months after the ratification of the court's Rome Statute. Then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the occasion: It has taken mankind many years to reach this moment. By the solemn undertaking they have given here in open court, these 11 men and seven women, representing all regions of the world and many different cultures and legal traditions, have made themselves the embodiment of our collective conscience. Learn more about the work of the ICC.  

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