Lebanon conflict reparations report [UN HRC] News
Lebanon conflict reparations report [UN HRC]

Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution S-2/1, United Nations Human Rights Council, December 2, 2006 [report recommending that Israel be made to compensate Lebanon for damages the Israeli military inflicted during its 33-day campaign against Hezbollah]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Amsterdam Treaty signed, broadening scope of EU

On October 2, 1997, European Union delegates signed the Amsterdam Treaty, which broadened the scope of the international organization. It amended previous EU treaties to expand the power of the EU Parliament, start the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and prepare for the influx of post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe.

Thurgood Marshall becomes first African-American Supreme Court justice

On October 2, 1967, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice Learn more about Marshall and his career from the Library of Congress.