The ban on cluster bombs currently being considered at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions could impede humanitarian efforts by discouraging cooperation with non-signatories, a US State Department official...
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Cluster bomb ban would impede humanitarian efforts: US official
Senate panel votes to overturn EPA denial of California emissions waiver
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European Parliament endorses criminalization of environmental offenses
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US House override of farm bill veto delayed by clerical error
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FTC says ‘pay-for-delay’ contracts between drug makers hurt consumers
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Federal appeals court upholds challenge to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ military policy
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UN rights council elections favor 4 states criticized by rights groups
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UK Law Lords bar Home Office appeal in case of pilot wrongly detained after 9/11
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Bush signs legislation barring genetic discrimination
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Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act of 2008 (GINA) [US]
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The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 10-9 Wednesday to overturn a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that rejected California's request for a waiver allowing the...
The European Parliament Wednesday adopted new rules to criminalize acts that cause serious environmental damage. Among the offenses which could now receive criminal sanctions are the illegal disposal of radioactive substances, waste...
An attempt by the US House of Representatives to override a presidential veto of the new Farm Bill delayed late Wednesday when it was found that a section of the bill had been inadvertently...
Drug companies are harming consumers by using "pay-for-delay" legal agreements to keep cheaper generic prescription drugs off the market, according to a report released Wednesday by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) . The...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the US military cannot dismiss a soldier on the basis of sexual orientation alone, departing from the reasoning used to defeat similar cases...
The 47-member UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held elections for 15 open seats Wednesday, with four seats going to countries that have been harshly criticized by human rights groups. In a report to the...
The Law Lords, the judicial members of UK House of Lords, Wednesday denied the Home Office the right to appeal a lower court ruling which granted government compensation to an Algerian-born pilot wrongly detained after the September...
US President George W. Bush Wednesday signed into law a bill aimed at preventing employers and health insurers from discriminating against people who have a genetic predisposition to disease. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)...
Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), May 21, 2008 . Read the full text of the law . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...
