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News UN rights expert urges Cambodia to strengthen protections for women, indigenous people
UN rights expert urges Cambodia to strengthen protections for women, indigenous people
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
April 1, 2016 11:36:26 am

The UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith , on Friday appealed to the country to strengthen the protection of its women and the rights of its indigenous peoples. In her End of...

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News South Africa president ordered to repay use of public money for private purposes
South Africa president ordered to repay use of public money for private purposes
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 31, 2016 01:27:02 pm

The South Africa Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to personally repay the amounts determined by the National Treasury, as they relate to the "non-security" upgrades to his private residence. The issue...

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News ICTY acquits Serbian nationalist Seselj of all Balkan war crimes
ICTY acquits Serbian nationalist Seselj of all Balkan war crimes
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 31, 2016 12:04:15 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday acquitted Vojislav Šešelj , president of the Serbian Radical Party and former Assembly member of Serbia, of all crimes against humanity and war crimes [press...

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News ICC orders trial for Malian Jihadist over Timbuktu world heritage site attack
ICC orders trial for Malian Jihadist over Timbuktu world heritage site attack
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 25, 2016 01:34:28 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed war crime charges against Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi on Thursday for the destruction of historical and religious monuments in Timbuktu and ordered him to stand trial. Al...

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News Federal judge grants Volkswagen one month to comply with US emission standards
Federal judge grants Volkswagen one month to comply with US emission standards
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 25, 2016 12:22:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday extended the deadline for German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) to fix its diesel-powered cars, which have been held...

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News UN deeply concerned over crippling of human rights efforts in Egypt
UN deeply concerned over crippling of human rights efforts in Egypt
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 24, 2016 04:54:12 pm

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the closure of hundreds of Egypt's civil society organizations and the prosecutions of numerous human rights activists in Egypt...

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News Amnesty: Myanmar must utilize historic opportunity to change course on human rights
Amnesty: Myanmar must utilize historic opportunity to change course on human rights
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 24, 2016 11:51:29 am

Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday that Myanmar's new government has been presented with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights, but that doing so would mean making a commitment to break away from its...

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News North Korea defies UN and US by launching missile
North Korea defies UN and US by launching missile
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 18, 2016 12:17:41 pm

North Korea defied the new UN and US sanctions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday. This development comes within days of the weapons tests ordered by Kim Jong-un which...

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News UN urges human-rights-based responses for countering extremism
UN urges human-rights-based responses for countering extremism
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 18, 2016 11:42:27 am

Top UN officials urged the international community on Thursday to develop human-rights-based responses for combating violent extremism as opposed to using a "security only" approach to dealing with the scourge. In a video message ...

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News Germany court rules against Facebook ‘like’ button
Germany court rules against Facebook ‘like’ button
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2016 04:53:50 pm

The Dusseldorf district court on Wednesday ruled against the use of Facebook's "like" button on an online shopping site, Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) , stating that proper consent from...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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