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September 16, 2011 03:01:37 PM

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Friday that the government will propose legislation to ban burqas and other face coverings. The proposal is being submitted in cooperation with conservative politician Geert Wilders [official...

August 19, 2011 12:57:03 PM

The New South Wales (NSW) government is set to propose legislation next week that will require anyone wearing face coverings, including religious veils, to remove them if requested by police for identification purposes. Refusal could result in...

August 2, 2011 03:42:30 PM

The Constitutional Affairs Committee , an Italian parliamentary commission, on Tuesday approved a draft law that bans women from wearing full-face veils, including the Islamic burqa [JURIST...

July 20, 2011 02:27:49 PM

Council of Europe (COE) Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg on Wednesday condemned the flurry of burqa and niqab bans that have been implemented recently around...

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Belgium officially bans burqa

July 14, 2011 01:59:01 PM

Belgium's interim cabinet announced via the Belgian Official Journal Thursday that the nation will be officially banning the burqa . The Belgian House of Representatives voted 136-0 to...

July 10, 2011 03:22:11 PM

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected two appeals from Swiss Muslims challenging Switzerland's ban on construction of minarets. The court ruled that the appeals were inadmissible because the complaints failed...

June 9, 2011 09:02:59 AM

A French Muslim couple living in the UK filed a challenge Thursday in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over a French ban on full face coverings, while a Spanish court upheld a...

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France veil ban goes into effect

April 11, 2011 08:54:01 AM

The controversial French law that bans the wearing of full Muslim veils, including burqas, nigabs and other facial coverings in public took effect on Monday. Pursuant to the law, people caught wearing...

April 9, 2011 08:46:25 AM

The US Department of State (DOS) on Friday released the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . The report outlined three prevailing trends that shaped human rights in 2010. These included the growth of nongovernmental organizations...

March 17, 2011 12:14:37 PM

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court order requiring a Muslim woman to remove her niqab while testifying. The Court of Appeal for Ontario in October ruled [JURIST...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.