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News France court rules government responsible for deporting Jews in WWII
France court rules government responsible for deporting Jews in WWII
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 16, 2009 04:06:00 pm

The French Council of State , France's highest court, ruled Monday that the French government bore responsibility for deporting Jews during World War II, while denying further reparations for...

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News ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
ICTY rules prosecution may amend Karadzic indictment
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 16, 2009 01:31:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday granted in part the prosecution's motion to amend the indictment against former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes...

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News Pennsylvania judges plead guilty to accepting kickbacks for sentencing juveniles
Pennsylvania judges plead guilty to accepting kickbacks for sentencing juveniles
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 13, 2009 10:52:00 am

Two Pennsylvania judges pleaded guilty Thursday to federal corruption charges filed last month claiming they accepted more than $2.6 million in kickbacks for sentencing teenagers to two private juvenile...

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News China defends rights record in review by UN council
China defends rights record in review by UN council
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 9, 2009 05:37:00 pm

The Chinese delegation to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) defended China's human rights record Monday while presenting a report in compliance with the UNHRC's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Ambassador Li Baodong...

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News Holder orders DOJ review of US state secret assertions
Holder orders DOJ review of US state secret assertions
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 9, 2009 04:55:00 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday ordered a review of all government claims invoking the state secrets privilege . A spokesperson for the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that each state secrets...

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News Obama administration will not prosecute CIA interrogators: Panetta
Obama administration will not prosecute CIA interrogators: Panetta
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 6, 2009 05:36:00 pm

Nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta said Friday that the Obama administration will not prosecute CIA officials who used harsh interrogation techniques, reiterating testimony he gave Thursday. After a...

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News CIA director nominee Panetta pledges agency will ‘perform according to law’
CIA director nominee Panetta pledges agency will ‘perform according to law’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 5, 2009 04:25:00 pm

Nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta testified Thursday before the US Senate Intelligence Committee that he would perform his duties according to the law while upholding...

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News UK foreign minister denies court claim that US threatened to withhold intelligence
UK foreign minister denies court claim that US threatened to withhold intelligence
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 5, 2009 08:31:00 am

UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband told members of Parliament Thursday that the US did not threaten to withhold intelligence if a summary of the alleged torture of Guantanamo...

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News US Senate confirms Holder as attorney general
US Senate confirms Holder as attorney general
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 2, 2009 06:45:00 pm

The US Senate on Monday voted 75-21 to confirm Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to approve Holder's nomination. Monday's debate over...

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News Rights group urges Myanmar to end persecution of Muslim minority
Rights group urges Myanmar to end persecution of Muslim minority
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 30, 2009 04:01:00 pm

The government of Myanmar must stop systematically persecuting the Rohingya Muslim minority , and neighboring states should offer assistance to refugees, according to an open letter sent Friday by Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy...

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Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

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