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News Hunt for Nazi war criminals extended to South America
Hunt for Nazi war criminals extended to South America
Lisl Brunner
November 28, 2007 06:42:00 am

The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced Tuesday that it will extend its campaign to capture and prosecute suspected Nazi war criminals to four South American countries. In a press conference in Buenos Aires, director Efraim Zuroff outlined the...

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News Chile high court upholds convictions of 7 former Pinochet officials, acquits 1
Chile high court upholds convictions of 7 former Pinochet officials, acquits 1
Lisl Brunner
November 14, 2007 01:58:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Chile affirmed seven convictions and overturned one on Tuesday in cases involving murders committed by state agents during the 1973-90 regime of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet . Former...

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News Argentina president urges speedy trials of Dirty War suspects at memorial dedication
Argentina president urges speedy trials of Dirty War suspects at memorial dedication
Lisl Brunner
November 8, 2007 02:07:00 pm

Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner dedicated a new monument to victims of the 1976-83 Dirty War in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The monument, on which the names of thousands of victims are engraved, sits beside...

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News Uruguay Senate votes to decriminalize abortion
Uruguay Senate votes to decriminalize abortion
Lisl Brunner
November 6, 2007 05:15:00 pm

The Uruguayan Senate passed a bill Tuesday that partially decriminalizes abortion , but the proposal may not have the support needed to override the veto promised by Uruguyan President Tabare Vazquez . According to the draft...

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News Rights groups call for investigation of Argentina prison deaths
Rights groups call for investigation of Argentina prison deaths
Lisl Brunner
November 6, 2007 04:29:00 pm

Human rights groups, including the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, on Tuesday called for a government investigation into a fire that killed at least 32 prisoners in northern Argentina on Sunday following...

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News Former Venezuela defense minister slams proposed constitutional reforms
Former Venezuela defense minister slams proposed constitutional reforms
Lisl Brunner
November 6, 2007 01:34:00 pm

Former Venezuelan Defense Minister Raul Baduel spoke out against the constitutional reforms pushed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday, claiming that the proposed reforms would deprive the Venezuelan people of their power over...

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News Peru bringing maritime boundary dispute with Chile before ICJ
Peru bringing maritime boundary dispute with Chile before ICJ
Lisl Brunner
October 29, 2007 03:10:00 pm

The government of Peru plans to file a complaint against Chile with the International Court of Justice seeking resolution of the countries' maritime boundary dispute in November or December, el Comercio...

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News Venezuela students protest ‘undemocratic’ proposed constitutional reforms
Venezuela students protest ‘undemocratic’ proposed constitutional reforms
Lisl Brunner
October 24, 2007 06:37:00 am

Thousands of Venezuelan students on Tuesday protested the proposed constitutional reforms advanced by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez which are currently under consideration in the Venezuelan National Assembly . On...

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News Venezuela parliament debates constitutional amendments on presidential power
Venezuela parliament debates constitutional amendments on presidential power
Lisl Brunner
October 17, 2007 10:04:00 pm

The Venezuelan National Assembly on Wednesday debated a set of proposed amendments to the constitution, including reforms that would eliminate presidential term limits and augment the president's emergency powers. In August, the proposed amendments passed a preliminary...

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Ecuador president urges reform of constitutional tribunal
Lisl Brunner
October 16, 2007 05:01:00 pm

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Monday that the country's newly elected Constituent Assembly will consider transforming the current Constitutional Tribunal into a Constitutional Court insulated from political pressure. While the new...

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First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was 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.

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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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