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News Poland high court rules musician may be liable for insulting Church
Poland high court rules musician may be liable for insulting Church
Sung Un Kim
October 30, 2012 01:16:30 pm

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland on Monday ruled against a musician who tore up a copy of the Bible on stage in 2007. The court held that even...

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Egypt prosecutor orders investigation into alleged presidential election fraud
Sung Un Kim
October 23, 2012 01:46:31 pm

Egyptian Prosecutor-General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud on Monday ordered an investigation into allegations of forgery during the recent presidential elections. The order came after former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq alleged that ballots were forged and votes were...

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News UN urges peaceful resolution of recent Guinea-Bissau military base attack
UN urges peaceful resolution of recent Guinea-Bissau military base attack
Sung Un Kim
October 23, 2012 01:11:21 pm

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday urged all parties in Guinea-Bissau to resolve their differences peacefully. The call came amid a recent attack on the country's army...

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UN Security Council urged to strengthen relationship with ICC
Sung Un Kim
October 17, 2012 02:53:28 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday argued that justice suffers from the weak relationship between the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the inconsistency of referrals. HRW urged the...

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News Federal court allows South Carolina voter ID law to take effect in 2013
Federal court allows South Carolina voter ID law to take effect in 2013
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October 10, 2012 02:19:59 pm

The three-judge panel of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that South Carolina's new voter identification law does not discriminate against racial minorities, allowing it to take effect next...

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Extradited terror suspect pleads not guilty to charges
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October 10, 2012 01:54:34 pm

Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 11 criminal charges . His charges include taking hostages, providing material support to terrorist groups, including al Qaeda [JURIST...

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Philippines Supreme Court suspends cybercrimes law
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October 9, 2012 12:05:52 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday supended a cybercrimes law that became effective last week. The suspension will be for 120 days while the court considers whether provisions of the...

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Haiti urged to strengthen rule of law institutions
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October 3, 2012 02:33:34 pm

UN Special Representative for Haiti Mariano Fernandez Amunategui on Wednesday called on Haiti to strengthen its rule of law institutions such as police and electoral council. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted in the report ...

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Turkish court hands life sentences to guards responsible for activist’s death
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October 3, 2012 01:42:21 pm

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced two prison guards and a prison director to life in prison for the torture and death of anti-government activist Engin Ceber while in police custody. With the life sentence, the court also sentenced...

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Japan introduces tough new copyright law
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October 2, 2012 12:06:23 pm

A new Japanese copyright law that criminalizes illegal downloads of music and video files came in effect on Monday. The revised law now imposes penalties of two years in prison and fines of up...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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