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Ukraine judge refuses to release ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Monday rejected a request from former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] to release her from prison during her trial on charges of abuse of power. The announcement was made as th (More) |
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko arrested
Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Friday ordered the arrest of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive], also imposing a travel ban. Reversing a decision he made last week , Kireyev arrested Tymoshenko on conte (More) |
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Ukraine judge refuses to arrest ex-PM Tymoshenko
Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Wednesday rejected a motion to arrest former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] for disruptive courtroom behavior. Kireyev made his decision based on his ability to control his (More) |
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Ukraine court dismisses ex-PM Tymoshenko's defense attorney
A Ukraine court on Monday dismissed Serhiy Vlasenko, a lawyer representing former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive], from judicial proceedings. Vlasenko had been defending Tymoshenko in a criminal case related t (More) |
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko's energy company under investigation
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Tuesday that they are launching a criminal investigation into United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU), an energy company at one time headed by former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal webs (More) |
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko goes on trial for abuse of power
Ukrainian opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] went on trial Friday in the Pechersky District Court on abuse of power charges. Thousands of protesters [Guardian report] surrounded the b (More) |
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Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko files complaint with Europe rights court
Ukrainian opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday, alleging violations of the European Convention of Human Rig (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutors bring more corruption charges against ex-PM Tymoshenko
The Ukraine Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) again charged former prime minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday in connection with alleged corruption during her time in office. She was charge (More) |
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Former Ukraine PM sues gas company in US court
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday filed a corruption lawsuit in a US federal court against a natural gas trading company. In the suit against Swiss-based RosUkrEnergo , Tymoshenko s (More) |
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Ukraine prosecutor investigating former president's role in journalist murder
Ukrainian state prosecutors announced a criminal investigation Tuesday against former president Leonid Kuchma for his alleged involvement in the 2000 murder of opposition journalist Heorhiy Gongadze. The criminal investigation is based on Kuchma's (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
