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News UN welcomes new Libya electoral law
UN welcomes new Libya electoral law
Sung Un Kim
February 10, 2012 10:18:05 am

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday welcomed the new electoral law adopted by the National Transitional Council (NTC) . The draft of the electoral law...

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News ICTY sentences former case manager to 12 months for contempt
ICTY sentences former case manager to 12 months for contempt
Sung Un Kim
February 7, 2012 01:20:11 pm

Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday rendered a judgment against Jelena Rasic, sentencing her to 12 months imprisonment on contempt charges. The judgment...

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News Ex-Khmer Rouge leader sentenced to life
Ex-Khmer Rouge leader sentenced to life
Sung Un Kim
February 3, 2012 11:17:12 am

The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday sentenced Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," to life imprisonment for crimes against...

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News HRW: Syria forces torturing children
HRW: Syria forces torturing children
Sung Un Kim
February 3, 2012 10:11:40 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that Syrian army and security officers have been engaged in the torture of children . The allegations stem from HRW's documentation of cases in which children were reportedly detained, tortured...

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News Haiti ex-president Duvalier will not face trial for rights violations
Haiti ex-president Duvalier will not face trial for rights violations
Sung Un Kim
January 31, 2012 01:03:57 pm

Haiti's Investigative Magistrate Carves Jean ruled Monday that former president Jean-Claude Duvalier will not stand trial for crimes against humanity, including torture, false imprisonment, rape and murder during his reign between 1971 and 1986....

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News Libya torture causing prisoner deaths: AI
Libya torture causing prisoner deaths: AI
Sung Un Kim
January 27, 2012 10:51:45 am

Amnesty International (AI) Thursday reported the recent deaths of several Libyan detainees who were apparently tortured while in custody . The deaths come amid allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment of detainees accused of being pro-Gaddafi...

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News UN rights chief: Iraq should stop all executions
UN rights chief: Iraq should stop all executions
Sung Un Kim
January 24, 2012 01:14:43 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday condemned Iraq's execution of 34 individuals, including two women, last week. All 34 executions occurred on a single day for crimes described as terrorism-related offenses...

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News Haiti judge convicts 8 police officers for post-earthquake prison shooting
Haiti judge convicts 8 police officers for post-earthquake prison shooting
Sung Un Kim
January 20, 2012 11:24:38 am

Haitian Judge Ezekiel Vaval convicted eight police officers on Thursday for their participation in the shooting and killing of at least 10 prisoners after the January 2010 earthquake . The judge also found that six other police...

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News Germany prosecutors: convicted Nazi criminal should serve life sentence
Germany prosecutors: convicted Nazi criminal should serve life sentence
Sung Un Kim
January 20, 2012 10:49:59 am

The Ingolstadt Prosecutor's Office filed a motion on Thursday to jail Klaas Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands in 1947 of Nazi war crimes. He is one...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers prosecution materials to national government
Rwanda genocide tribunal transfers prosecution materials to national government
Sung Un Kim
January 17, 2012 01:20:22 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) transferred prosecution materials to the Rwandan government on Monday for the first time with respect to a case stemming from the 1994 Rwandan genocide [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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