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News Arkansas governor signs law banning second trimester abortion procedure
Arkansas governor signs law banning second trimester abortion procedure
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 27, 2017 11:56:46 am

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed HB 1032 into law on Thursday banning the most common abortion procedure employed in the second trimester of pregnancy—dilation and evacuation. Proponents of the law, titled "The Arkansas Unborn Child Protection...

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News UN: senior judge or prosecutor to head Syria war crimes investigation
UN: senior judge or prosecutor to head Syria war crimes investigation
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 27, 2017 10:41:41 am

The UN announced on Thursday that the independent panel charged with assisting in the investigation and prosecution of war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria will be headed by a senior judge or prosecutor with...

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News Turkey parliament concludes first round of controversial constitutional reforms
Turkey parliament concludes first round of controversial constitutional reforms
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 16, 2017 12:42:01 pm

The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved on Sunday the final article of a constitutional reform package, which opponents fear will take the country closer toward authoritarianism. Five of the 18 articles were already approved ...

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News Egypt court halts transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Egypt court halts transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 16, 2017 11:33:10 am

The High Administrative Court in Egypt on Monday rejected the appeal of a lower court's decision in June to stop the government from handing over two uninhabited islands, Tiran and Sanafir, in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia...

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News Turkish parliament approves controversial constitutional reforms
Turkish parliament approves controversial constitutional reforms
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 13, 2017 12:46:56 pm

The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved controversial constitutional reforms, as part of an 18-article bill on Friday, which would allow the president to retain ties with a political party and issue decrees. The draft amendment of...

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News EU leader: EU law will apply in UK as part of any Brexit transition deal
EU leader: EU law will apply in UK as part of any Brexit transition deal
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 13, 2017 11:13:53 am

EU leader and Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat stated on Thursday that an essential part of any transition deal with Britain will include application of EU law in the UK even after Brexit, which provoked an...

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News Burundi arrests six over murder of environment minister
Burundi arrests six over murder of environment minister
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 8, 2017 05:19:20 pm

The Burundi government arrested six people on Saturday in connection with the murder of the country's water, environment and planning minister, Emmanuel Niyonkuru, who was shot in the head shortly after midnight on New Year's Eve. While...

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News Kentucky lawmakers approve right-to-work law, abortion restrictions
Kentucky lawmakers approve right-to-work law, abortion restrictions
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 8, 2017 03:01:38 pm

The Republican-controlled Kentucky legislature passed a series of controversial bills on Saturday, including right-to-work legislation and abortion restrictions, amid massive public protests. Among other things, House Bill 1 prohibits government employees from striking and employers from forcing...

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News North Carolina governor signs bill restricting incoming governor’s powers
North Carolina governor signs bill restricting incoming governor’s powers
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 17, 2016 03:01:37 pm

North Carolina's Republican Governor Patrick McCrory signed into law Senate Bill 4 Friday, which restricts the powers of the incoming governor Democrat Roy Cooper , who was also the state's Attorney General until he was elected....

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News Thailand parliament passes controversial cyber crime legislation
Thailand parliament passes controversial cyber crime legislation
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 17, 2016 10:03:22 am

The Thailand Parliament unanimously approved a controversial amendment to its Computer Crime Act of 2007 (CCA) on Friday, which rights groups fear will give the government unrestricted power to police the web and...

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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