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News Kenyan civil rights groups oppose constitution re-write
Kenyan civil rights groups oppose constitution re-write
Krista-Ann Staley
July 19, 2005 08:34:00 am

Opposition and civil rights groups in Kenya have called for three days of protests leading up to Friday's deadline for a proposed constitution, despite a ban on a planned protest march. The opposition accuses Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki [official...

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News UN to re-open anti-terror treaty negotiations
UN to re-open anti-terror treaty negotiations
Krista-Ann Staley
July 15, 2005 11:22:00 am

Negotiations over a global anti-terrorism treaty get under way again the week of July 25, according to Mohamed Bennouna, chairman of the UN General Assemby's treaty-writing (Sixth) legal committee. Earlier this month G8 leaders called for early agreement [JURIST...

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News Ex-UK defense chiefs argue against trying British soldiers for Iraq conduct
Ex-UK defense chiefs argue against trying British soldiers for Iraq conduct
Krista-Ann Staley
July 15, 2005 09:36:00 am

Britain's most senior military figures in the House of Lords Thursday assailed the UK Ministry of Defense for subjecting soldiers to litigation arising out of their conduct in Iraq. The English Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is shortly...

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News Report: Rove testified media was source of Plame identity
Report: Rove testified media was source of Plame identity
Krista-Ann Staley
July 15, 2005 08:09:00 am

A legal professional speaking on condition of anonymity has told the Associated Press that chief presidential adviser Karl Rove testified to a grand jury that he learned the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame from...

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News Blair sticks to anti-terror law timetable, but could speed up if needed
Blair sticks to anti-terror law timetable, but could speed up if needed
Krista-Ann Staley
July 12, 2005 09:50:00 am

Echoing earlier statements by UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke after last week's London bombings, British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the House of Commons Monday that he intended to stick by the current timetable for new counter-terrorism...

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News ECJ tightens controls on health supplements
ECJ tightens controls on health supplements
Krista-Ann Staley
July 12, 2005 09:17:00 am

The European Court of Justice Tuesday ruled in favor of the controversial EU Food Supplements Directive , scheduled to come into effect August 1. The directive, approved by EU governments in 2002, uses a...

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News ECJ imposes first double fine on France for fishing violations
ECJ imposes first double fine on France for fishing violations
Krista-Ann Staley
July 12, 2005 08:38:00 am

The European Court of Justice Tuesday fined the French government 20 million euros ($24 million) for its failure to comply with EU fishing laws, and then, for the first time in the court's history [press...

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News UK Commons passes religious hatred bill
UK Commons passes religious hatred bill
Krista-Ann Staley
July 12, 2005 08:13:00 am

The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill passed final reading in the UK House of Commons Monday in a 301-229 vote. The bill will now go to the House of Lords , where it faced strong...

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News New anti-terrorism law called for in India after attack on religious site
New anti-terrorism law called for in India after attack on religious site
Krista-Ann Staley
July 8, 2005 10:29:00 am

Indian opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani criticized the Indian government Friday for repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) , saying that such legislation was necessary to prevent incidents like a Tuesday attack on a religious site...

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News Federal judge rejects injunction against Florida parental consent law
Federal judge rejects injunction against Florida parental consent law
Krista-Ann Staley
July 8, 2005 09:02:00 am

US District Judge William Stafford rejected an injunction against Florida's new parental consent abortion law Thursday. According to the judge, opponents of the state's Parental Notice of Abortion Act , which took effect June 30, failed to show they...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

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