Afghan hijackers asylum appeal ruling [UK CA] News
Afghan hijackers asylum appeal ruling [UK CA]

S & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1157, August 4, 2006, Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Appeal [upholding a High Court decision per Mr. Justice Sullivan that nine Afghanistan nationals responsible for the February 6, 2000 Stansted Airport hijacking should have "discretionary leave" to stay in Britain until it is safe for the hijackers to return to Afghanistan]. Read the full text of the ruling. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

Stamp Act Congress approved Declaration of Rights

On October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York in the wake of Parliament's passage of the controversial Stamp Act imposing a tax for the upkeep of British troops in North America, approved a Declaration of Rights enumerating the rights and grievances of the American colonies.