UK 2002 legal advice on Iraq [UK FCO] News
UK 2002 legal advice on Iraq [UK FCO]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office legal advice on Iraq, published by the London Sunday Times on June 19, 2005 [leaked memo indicating that British Government ministers were forewarned by senior officials that the 2002 US and UK pre-war air strikes against Iraq were illegal under international law]. Read a transcript of the memo here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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First Chief Justice of the United States commissioned

On September 26, 1789, John Jay was commissioned as the first Chief Justice of the United States following his confirmation by the Senate.

Violent protesters arrested at international economic summit

On September 26, 2000, police in Prague scuffled with and arrested dozens of violent protesters who were attempting to disrupt the G-20 economic summit taking place there. Despite hurling stones and Molotov cocktails at security forces, the anti-globalization activists failed to prevent meetings as they did in Seattle during the 1999 G-20 conference.

First Chief Justice of the United States commissioned

On September 26, 1789, John Jay was commissioned as the first Chief Justice of the United States following his confirmation by the Senate.