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News Senators split on Sotomayor judicial record as confirmaton hearings begin
Senators split on Sotomayor judicial record as confirmaton hearings begin
Devin Montgomery
July 13, 2009 01:19:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings Monday for Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor , with Democratic and Republican senators offered contrasting interpretations of Sotomayor's judicial record and philosophy....

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News African Union panel recommends cooperating with ICC Bashir arrest warrant
African Union panel recommends cooperating with ICC Bashir arrest warrant
Devin Montgomery
July 10, 2009 01:25:00 pm

An African Union (AU) panel led by former South African president Thabo Mbeki recommended Friday that the AU cooperate with International Criminal Court (ICC) efforts to arrest Sudanese president Omar...

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News Suu Kyi trial resumes with new witness testimony
Suu Kyi trial resumes with new witness testimony
Devin Montgomery
July 10, 2009 09:49:00 am

The trial of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed Friday with the testimony of Khin Moe Moe, a member of Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) party. Suu Kyi...

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News ICC still seeking arrest of Uganda war crimes suspects after 4 years
ICC still seeking arrest of Uganda war crimes suspects after 4 years
Devin Montgomery
July 9, 2009 07:02:00 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Wednesday that it is still seeking the arrest of Ugandan rebel leader and war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his deputies, four years after warrants for the...

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News Iran bars publishing of opposition newspaper
Iran bars publishing of opposition newspaper
Devin Montgomery
July 2, 2009 07:14:00 am

The Iranian government on Wednesday prevented the publishing of the opposition Etemad-e-Melli newspaper in its latest move to quash anti-government reporting in the country. International journalists in the country have also...

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News Spain court suspends investigation into 2002 Israel bombing of Gaza Strip
Spain court suspends investigation into 2002 Israel bombing of Gaza Strip
Devin Montgomery
June 30, 2009 02:42:00 pm

A panel for Spain's National Court on Tuesday ordered an end to the investigation of alleged crimes against humanity committed by Israel in a 2002 attack on the Gaza Strip . The court reversed...

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News China postpones mandatory installation of Internet filtering software
China postpones mandatory installation of Internet filtering software
Devin Montgomery
June 30, 2009 12:59:00 pm

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced Tuesday that it would delay the mandatory installation of controversial "Green Dam" Internet content filtering software. The software would block websites...

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News Israel detainee shackling practices constitute abuse: rights group
Israel detainee shackling practices constitute abuse: rights group
Devin Montgomery
June 25, 2009 08:04:00 am

Shackling techniques used by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet Security Agency (GSS) against Palestinian detainees are unjustifiably harsh and constitute torture, according to a report issued Wednesday by advocacy...

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News Leading China rights activist arrested for ‘subversion’
Leading China rights activist arrested for ‘subversion’
Devin Montgomery
June 25, 2009 06:51:00 am

Chinese authorities have charged prominent rights activist Liu Xiaobo with "inciting subversion of state power" according to a Wednesday report by the state-run Xinhua news agency. Liu, who spent two...

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News Former Kenya rebels sue UK over colonial-era abuses
Former Kenya rebels sue UK over colonial-era abuses
Devin Montgomery
June 23, 2009 01:15:00 pm

A group of five Kenyans involved in the country's Mau Mau uprising during the 1950s sued the British government on Tuesday, alleging that they were abused in British prison camps. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse.  However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.

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