Iraqi constitutional conference delayed News
Iraqi constitutional conference delayed

[JURIST] Iraqi leaders Friday put off a high-level constitutional meeting for two days while the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly [official website] convened in an emergency session and consultations between major players continued. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani [Wikipedia profile] had called the constitutional summit in order to break a deadlock regarding issues such as federalism and the potential influence of Islamic law [JURIST report]. Leaders in Kurdish areas had called their delegates back to discuss recent comments made in Baghdad about issues important to the Kurdish constituency. Doubts have arisen over the ability of Iraq's constitutional committee to meet the August 15 deadline [JURIST report] of the permanent Iraqi constitution. AFP has more.

THIS DAY @ LAW

President Harding signed "anti-beer bill"

On November 23, 1921, President Warren G. Harding signed the Willis-Campbell Act, popularly termed the "anti-beer bill," prohibiting doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.

Convention on Cybercrimes opens for signature

On November 23, 2001, the Convention on Cybercrime was opened for signature in Budapest, Hungary, before entering into force on July 1, 2004. The Convention seeks to coordinate the Internet laws of signatory states and promote international enforcement of cybercrime laws. Learn more about the Convention on Cybercrime from the Council of Europe.