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News Spain judge reinstates charges against US soldiers for journalist’s death in Iraq
Spain judge reinstates charges against US soldiers for journalist’s death in Iraq
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 22, 2009 12:05:00 pm

Spanish National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz Gomez reinstated charges Thursday against three US soldiers for their involvement in the death of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso , which occurred when...

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News Bolivia Senate to hold impeachment trial for high court chief justice
Bolivia Senate to hold impeachment trial for high court chief justice
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 22, 2009 10:49:00 am

The Bolivian Senate announced Thursday that an impeachment trial for Chief Justice Dr. Eddy Walter Fernandez Gutierrez of the Bolivian Supreme Court will be held on June...

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News Canada government to appeal ruling mandating efforts to repatriate Khadr
Canada government to appeal ruling mandating efforts to repatriate Khadr
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 9, 2009 10:35:00 am

An official for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs Friday confirmed the government’s intention to appeal a Federal Court ruling directing the government to firmly push for the repatriation of Canadian Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

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News Iran minister vows judiciary will fairly review conviction of US journalist
Iran minister vows judiciary will fairly review conviction of US journalist
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 3, 2009 05:45:00 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced Saturday that Iran's judiciary will fairly review the espionage conviction of US journalist Roxana Saberi , adding that "ules and regulations in Iran equally apply...

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News Rights groups criticize Iran for executing female sentenced to death as juvenile
Rights groups criticize Iran for executing female sentenced to death as juvenile
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
May 3, 2009 03:22:00 pm

An Iranian woman sentenced to death for a murder committed as a juvenile was secretly executed Friday, drawing criticism from human rights groups. Delara Darabi, a 23-year-old Iranian artist sentenced to death six years ago as a juvenile on...

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News UK court sentences accused London transit bombers on lesser charges
UK court sentences accused London transit bombers on lesser charges
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 29, 2009 04:58:00 pm

A UK judge sentenced two of the three men acquitted of conspiracy charges relating to the July 7, 2005 London Transit Bombings to seven years in prison Wednesday on lesser charges. Mohammed Shakil and Waheed...

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News UN Lebanon tribunal orders release of 4 generals accused in Hariri assassination
UN Lebanon tribunal orders release of 4 generals accused in Hariri assassination
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 29, 2009 03:02:00 pm

A judge for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) ordered the release of four generals who had been held on suspicion of their involvement in the February 2005 suicide bombing that killed...

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News Afghanistan president says controversial law restricting women’s rights under review
Afghanistan president says controversial law restricting women’s rights under review
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 27, 2009 10:56:00 am

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told reporters Monday that the controversial Shi'ite personal status law , which limits women's rights, is being amended by the country's Justice Ministry. Monday's statement [Reuters...

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News Senate declassifies report implicating Bush officials in harsh interrogation policies
Senate declassifies report implicating Bush officials in harsh interrogation policies
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 22, 2009 08:22:00 am

The US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday declassified a November 2008 report detailing the extent of top Bush administration officials' involvement in implementing severe interrogation techniques employed by US military...

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News Senegal appeals court overturns criminal homosexuality convictions
Senegal appeals court overturns criminal homosexuality convictions
Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director
April 20, 2009 11:01:00 am

As appeals court in Senegal on Monday ordered the release of nine members of AIDS awareness group AIDES Senegal who had been convicted of sodomy and sentenced to eight years in prison in January. Having been officially charged with...

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Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5.

Learn more about the Constitution of Denmark from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit blacks

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school.

Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter from Professor Tom Russell at the University of Denver College of Law.

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