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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Exit polls say France votes No on EU constitution
BREAKING NEWS ~ Exit polls say France votes No on EU constitution
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 29, 2005 04:06:00 pm

Exit polls are reporting that French voters have rejected the EU constitution by 54.5% to 45.5%. The last official polls closed in Paris and Lyons at 10 PM local time Sunday (4 PM ET). From Paris, Le Monde provides...

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News France votes in EU constitution referendum
France votes in EU constitution referendum
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 29, 2005 02:20:00 pm

French voters Sunday went to the polls in a referendum on France's ratification of the proposed European constitution. Recent polls suggest a likely win for the "no" side in a vigorous national debate that has been clouded...

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News Israeli cabinet approves release of 400 prisoners
Israeli cabinet approves release of 400 prisoners
Alexandria Samuel
May 29, 2005 12:00:00 pm

Following a series of delays, Israel's Cabinet Sunday approved the release of 400 Palestinian prisoners. Cabinet members voted 18-3 to approve the release, which is the second phase of the 900 Palestinian prisoners negotiated as part of February 8...

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News Illinois lawmakers pass bill banning sale of violent or explicit video games to minors
Illinois lawmakers pass bill banning sale of violent or explicit video games to minors
Alexandria Samuel
May 29, 2005 11:37:00 am

The Illinois Senate voted Saturday to ban the sale of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors. The Safe Games Act , would punish sales clerks who knowingly sell adult video games to minors. A seller could defend...

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News Life without parole bill [TX Senate]
Life without parole bill [TX Senate]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 29, 2005 11:33:00 am

An Act relating to the representation of certain defendants in capital cases and to the punishment for a capital felony or other felony punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 99 years, Texas Senate; SB 60 passed May 28, 2005...

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News Texas Senate approves life without parole
Texas Senate approves life without parole
Alexandria Samuel
May 29, 2005 11:13:00 am

The Texas Senate Saturday approved Senate Bill 60 , which would give jurors in capital murder cases the option of sentencing a defendant to life in prison without parole instead of death. Currently, Texas leads US states in the...

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News UN nuclear treaty conference ends without consensus
UN nuclear treaty conference ends without consensus
Alexandria Samuel
May 29, 2005 10:48:00 am

A month-long conference at the United Nations to review the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty ended Friday with no consensus. Ambassador Sergio Duarte of Brazil, President of the 2005 NPT Review Conference told a press briefing that...

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News Iran law pushes goal of nuclear weapons forward
Iran law pushes goal of nuclear weapons forward
Holly Manges Jones
May 28, 2005 11:02:00 am

Iran's Guardian Council approved a law Saturday that calls on the government to develop nuclear technology to enrich uranium, which could be used to create atomic weapons. The Iranian Parliament passed the bill earlier this...

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News French territories cast ballots on EU constitution
French territories cast ballots on EU constitution
Holly Manges Jones
May 28, 2005 10:08:00 am

French territories cast their votes on the EU constitution Saturday with the "No" campaign leading in the polls. One survey on Friday indicated a narrowing of the majority's lead in opposing the charter, offering hope to President Jacques...

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News Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference closing statement [US]
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference closing statement [US]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 27, 2005 09:41:00 pm

Closing Statement by US Ambassador Jackie W. Sanders, Special Representative of the President for the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, May 27, 2005. Excerpt:While this Review Conference...

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World court established at The Hague

On December 13, 1920, the League of Nations Assembly, sitting in Geneva, approved the statute setting up the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague. Learn more about the Permanent Court of International Justice. Visit the website of the Permanent Court's successor body, the International Court of Justice.

President Wilson arrives in France to negotiate WWI treaty

On December 13, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France to negotiate a treaty to conclude World War I. Wilson was the first US President to visit Europe while in office. His meeting with the other Allied leaders would result in the Treaty of Versailles, which created the League of Nations and redrew borders across Europe. The treaty, however, was rejected by the US Senate, thus preventing the U.S. from joining the League with the other major powers.

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