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News Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange agreement stalled: report
Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange agreement stalled: report
Michael Sung
February 18, 2008 09:26:00 am

A tentative agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been hindered by disagreements over the identity of the Palestinian prisoners to be...

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News Serbia files treason charges against Kosovo leaders following secession
Serbia files treason charges against Kosovo leaders following secession
Michael Sung
February 18, 2008 08:48:00 am

The Serbian Interior Ministry on Monday filed treason charges against Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci , President Fatmir Sejdiu , and Speaker of Parliament Jakup Krasniqi, for their role in organizing...

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News Milosevic widow, son could be tried in absentia on smuggling charges: Serb prosecutor
Milosevic widow, son could be tried in absentia on smuggling charges: Serb prosecutor
Michael Sung
February 12, 2008 09:53:00 am

The widow and son of former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic could be tried in absentia on charges that the two organized a cigarette smuggling ring in Serbia during the 1990s, Serbian organized crime prosecutor Miljko Radisavljevic...

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News Indonesia judge rules Suharto civil corruption case will continue
Indonesia judge rules Suharto civil corruption case will continue
Michael Sung
February 12, 2008 08:58:00 am

An Indonesian court ruled Tuesday that the children of former Indonesian President Haji Mohammed Suharto will have to defend Suharto's estate against a civil corruption case. A prosecutor said that all of Suharto's six...

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News Rwanda says Spain genocide warrants for military officers based on lies
Rwanda says Spain genocide warrants for military officers based on lies
Michael Sung
February 11, 2008 09:53:00 am

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda Monday urged the international community and Interpol to ignore arrest warrants issued last week for 40 Rwandan military officers by Spanish National Court Judge...

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News Myanmar opposition groups reject proposed constitutional referendum
Myanmar opposition groups reject proposed constitutional referendum
Michael Sung
February 11, 2008 09:31:00 am

Two opposition groups in Myanmar, the 88 Generation Students and the National League for Democracy (NLD) , on Monday urged citizens to reject a proposed constitutional referendum put forth by Myanmar's military government. In a...

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News Japan MPs propose four-year moratorium on executions
Japan MPs propose four-year moratorium on executions
Michael Sung
February 11, 2008 08:57:00 am

A multi-party coalition of Japanese parliamentarians said Monday that they have drafted a bill proposing a four-year moratorium on the death penalty and giving convicts already on death row life sentences without the possibility of parole. The bill is...

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News DOJ urged to appoint special counsel to investigate missing White House e-mails
DOJ urged to appoint special counsel to investigate missing White House e-mails
Michael Sung
February 5, 2008 09:54:00 am

Private government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Tuesday urged US Attorney General Michael Mukasey to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether the White House had violated the Federal Records...

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News China paroles reporter convicted of spying for Taiwan
China paroles reporter convicted of spying for Taiwan
Michael Sung
February 5, 2008 09:32:00 am

The Chinese government on Tuesday announced the release on parole of Hong Kong reporter Ching Cheong ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Ching, sentenced to five years in prison in 2006...

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News Afghanistan president will not block student death sentence
Afghanistan president will not block student death sentence
Michael Sung
February 5, 2008 09:06:00 am

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is concerned about the imposition of the death penalty against journalism student Sayad Parwez Kambaksh but will not intervene in the case pending Kambaksh's appeal, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday. Under...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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