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News Serbia judges critical of draft judicial reforms sent to parliament
Serbia judges critical of draft judicial reforms sent to parliament
Tarah Park
November 10, 2008 10:21:00 am

The Judges Association of Serbia (JAS) has criticized a set of proposed judicial reforms slated for debate in the country's parliament beginning Tuesday. The Serbian Ministry of Justice and the Organization for Security and...

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News US deporting record levels of undocumented immigrants: ICE
US deporting record levels of undocumented immigrants: ICE
Tarah Park
November 7, 2008 12:24:00 pm

The 2008 fiscal year led to record deportations of undocumented immigrants in the US according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports Thursday. Nationwide, ICE deported 349,041 immigrants during the 2008 fiscal year ending September 30,...

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News Colombia rights violations ‘systematic and widespread’: UN rights chief
Colombia rights violations ‘systematic and widespread’: UN rights chief
Tarah Park
November 4, 2008 11:53:00 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Saturday warned that Colombia faces continued human rights struggles, as she concluded a fact-finding mission to the country. Pointing...

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News Torture prevention provisions in US-Iraq security agreement needed: HRW
Torture prevention provisions in US-Iraq security agreement needed: HRW
Tarah Park
October 30, 2008 07:39:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the addition of a clause to the pending US-Iraqi security agreement that would shield detainees from transfer to Iraqi custody in order to avoid...

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News Myanmar opposition activists sentenced to prison for 2007 demonstrations
Myanmar opposition activists sentenced to prison for 2007 demonstrations
Tarah Park
October 27, 2008 10:48:00 am

A Myanmar court sentenced six leading opposition activists to prison terms Friday in connection with their involvement in pro-democracy demonstrations during the abortive 2007 Saffron Revolution . All six are members of the National League for Democracy (NLD)...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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