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News Bosnia court rejects request to re-arrest Serbs convicted of war crimes
Bosnia court rejects request to re-arrest Serbs convicted of war crimes
Stephen Adelgren
December 5, 2013 01:56:54 pm

On Thursday the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) rejected a request by prosecutors to re-arrest nine individuals convicted of war crimes. The court ruled that since Bosnian law does not contain provisions for the...

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Federal judge dismisses Connecticut gun control lawsuit
Stephen Adelgren
December 3, 2013 11:10:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Connecticut on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Connecticut's new gun-control law , enacted in response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School...

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Croatia passes referendum to ban same sex marriage
Stephen Adelgren
December 1, 2013 02:29:12 pm

Croatian voters passed a referendum on Sunday proposing to ban same-sex marriages by defining marriage in Croatia's constitution as a union between a man and a woman. The referendum came as a result of a petition...

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Rights groups urge UN to adopt resolution against unlawful surveillance
Stephen Adelgren
November 22, 2013 11:36:44 am

Five human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to adopt a resolution protecting the right of privacy against unlawful surveillance. In a letter to the assembly, the groups, Amnesty International, Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation...

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News China top court bans use of forced confessions
China top court bans use of forced confessions
Stephen Adelgren
November 21, 2013 01:44:42 pm

China's Supreme People's Court issued a ruling on Thursday banning the use of forced confessions extracted through torture. The court reportedly claimed that "illegal methods" of confession extraction, including food and sleep deprivation and...

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News Ghana prison conditions violate human rights: UN expert
Ghana prison conditions violate human rights: UN expert
Stephen Adelgren
November 15, 2013 11:30:36 am

UN Special Rapporteur Juan Mendez on Thursday expressed concern over the conditions in Ghana prisons. After visiting several prisons around the country, reviewing studies, and speaking with prison employees and inmates, Mendez concluded...

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Federal judge dismisses Google books copyright infringement case
Stephen Adelgren
November 14, 2013 01:45:41 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Thursday dismissed a class action lawsuit arising against Google over the company's unapproved scanning and uploading of...

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EULEX Kosovo prosecutor indicts 15 people for war crimes
Stephen Adelgren
November 8, 2013 11:27:23 am

A European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) prosecutor in the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office filed an indictment against 15 defendants on Friday in the EULEX Mitrovica Basic Court . The...

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News UN rights experts warn Sudan to cease threatening women with flogging
UN rights experts warn Sudan to cease threatening women with flogging
Stephen Adelgren
November 7, 2013 01:18:01 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo and the chairperson of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice Frances Raday on Wednesday urged the...

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Federal appeals court blocks NYPD stop-and-frisk changes
Stephen Adelgren
November 1, 2013 11:04:02 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday blocked changes to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stop-and-frisk procedures. The ruling specifically denounced the decision of district court Judge...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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