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News UK judge criticizes Europe rights court for overstepping authority
UK judge criticizes Europe rights court for overstepping authority
Steve Czajkowski
April 4, 2009 09:59:00 am

A senior judge in the UK House of Lords on Friday criticized the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) , saying the court has overstepped its bounds and is attempting to create a "federal...

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Japan lawmakers form group to postpone implementation of lay judge system
Steve Czajkowski
April 2, 2009 10:20:00 am

Twenty members of the Japanese parliament, the National Diet, formed a nonpartisan group Wednesday in order to delay the implementation of a lay judge system in the country. The group has concerns over rules governing disclosure...

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News House approves bill limiting compensation at bailout companies
House approves bill limiting compensation at bailout companies
Steve Czajkowski
April 2, 2009 09:07:00 am

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday which allows the Treasury Department to ban certain types of compensation at companies which receive federal bailout money from the Troubled Asset Relief...

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Syria security court resumption troubling: HRW
Steve Czajkowski
March 28, 2009 10:59:00 am

Humans Rights Watch (HRW) Friday criticized the resumption of activities by Syria's Supreme State Security Court (SSSC), and called for its dissolution. HRW called the court's activities a violation of the right to a fair trial...

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Federal judge sets timetable for release of reports on CIA tapes destruction
Steve Czajkowski
March 28, 2009 10:01:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to release reports on the destruction of 92 videotapes of...

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UN Hariri tribunal appoints officials, adopts procedural rules
Steve Czajkowski
March 26, 2009 10:31:00 am

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has named several key officials and finalized procedural and evidentiary rules in order to begin investigating and trying those involved in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister...

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Vermont governor warns he will veto same-sex marriage bill
Steve Czajkowski
March 26, 2009 09:31:00 am

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas (R) said Wednesday that he would veto a bill approved earlier this week by the Vermont State Senate that authorizes same-sex marriages in...

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ICC prosecutor criticizes Sudan expulsion of aid workers
Steve Czajkowski
March 21, 2009 10:54:00 am

Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that the decision by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to expel 13 foreign aid agencies earlier this...

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News Puerto Rico ex-governor acquitted on corruption charges
Puerto Rico ex-governor acquitted on corruption charges
Steve Czajkowski
March 21, 2009 09:57:00 am

A federal jury at the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on Friday found former Puerto Rican governor Anibal Acevedo Vila not guilty on nine counts of conspiracy, false statements, and...

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Italy CIA rendition trial delayed while high court frames reasons for excluding evidence
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March 19, 2009 10:50:00 am

The Italian judge presiding over the kidnapping trail of 26 Americans and seven Italians on Wednesday postponed the trial until April 22. Judge Oscar Magi suspended the case in order to allow Italy's Constitutional...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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