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News UN accuses Uganda rebels of war crimes in DRC and Sudan
UN accuses Uganda rebels of war crimes in DRC and Sudan
Sarah Miley
December 21, 2009 01:26:00 pm

The UN on Monday called for leaders of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to be apprehended for war crimes in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between September...

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News ICJ begins advisory proceedings on Kosovo independence
ICJ begins advisory proceedings on Kosovo independence
Sarah Miley
December 1, 2009 03:14:00 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began oral arguments on Tuesday regarding Serbia's request for an advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008. The advisory proceedings will include arguments from 29...

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News Iran government confiscates Nobel medal from rights lawyer Ebadi
Iran government confiscates Nobel medal from rights lawyer Ebadi
Sarah Miley
November 27, 2009 07:58:00 am

The Iranian government was accused Thursday of confiscating the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi . The government seized the medal from Ebadi's safety deposit box in Tehran and froze...

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News ICC begins trial for Congolese nationals accused of war crimes
ICC begins trial for Congolese nationals accused of war crimes
Sarah Miley
November 24, 2009 01:39:00 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague began proceedings on Tuesday for the trial of two Congolese nationals believed to be responsible for the killings of more than 200 men, women, and...

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News Islamic countries lobbying for treaty against religious defamation: report
Islamic countries lobbying for treaty against religious defamation: report
Sarah Miley
November 20, 2009 02:05:00 pm

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has begun lobbying for the UN General Assembly to pass an international treaty protecting religious beliefs and symbols from defamation, according to an AP report Friday. The...

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Germany constitutional court upholds ban on public support of Nazi regime
Sarah Miley
November 17, 2009 02:14:00 pm

The German Federal Constitutional Court announced Tuesday that it upheld legislation prohibiting public support and justification of the Nazi regime. The ruling, made earlier this month, means that neo-Nazis are forbidden from...

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News White House counsel resigning in wake of Guantanamo criticisms
White House counsel resigning in wake of Guantanamo criticisms
Sarah Miley
November 13, 2009 01:12:00 pm

The White House announced Friday that Gregory Craig is resigning as White House Counsel and will be replaced by Bob Bauer , Obama's personal attorney. Craig's resignation , effective in January, comes after...

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News Kansas may implement monthly court closures to ease budget deficit
Kansas may implement monthly court closures to ease budget deficit
Sarah Miley
November 10, 2009 03:06:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Kansas has announced that it may have to shut down state courts for one week every month as a result of an $8 million judiciary budget deficit created by a legislative oversight. The...

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News Iraq official urges election delay after parliament fails to update law
Iraq official urges election delay after parliament fails to update law
Sarah Miley
November 6, 2009 09:53:00 am

An official from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission on Friday called for a delay of the January 16 parliamentary elections, after the Iraqi Parliament remained at an impasse over updating a controversial provincial election...

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News Texas voters approve amendment limiting eminent domain
Texas voters approve amendment limiting eminent domain
Sarah Miley
November 4, 2009 09:32:00 am

An amendment to the Texas Constitution limiting government enforcement of eminent domain was overwhelmingly approved by voters on Tuesday with more than 80 percent of those polled voting favorably. Proposition 11 prohibits government...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gorbachev becomes USSR leader

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. He soon announced that he would hold arms-reduction negotiations in Geneva with the United States. Gorbachev also used his tenure to liberalize the economy and social structure of the USSR, eventually leading to the abatement of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Read documents and interviews from the 1990 USA-USSR Summit.

Confederate Constitution adopted

On March 11, 1861, seven former US states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, which closely followed the language, if not necessarily the purport, of the original US Constitution. Section 9 (4) of the Confederate Constitution read "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed," enshrining the right to own slaves as fundamental law.

ICC holds first meeting

The war crimes court known as the International Criminal Court (ICC) swore in its first batch of judges on March 11, 2003. The meeting took place eight months after the ratification of the court's Rome Statute. Then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said of the occasion: It has taken mankind many years to reach this moment. By the solemn undertaking they have given here in open court, these 11 men and seven women, representing all regions of the world and many different cultures and legal traditions, have made themselves the embodiment of our collective conscience. Learn more about the work of the ICC.  

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