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Egypt lawmakers approve controversial constitutional amendments
The Egyptian Parliament Monday passed a set of 34 amendments to the country's constitution , despite criticism from opposition leaders that the reforms are a step backward for democracy. The amendments were endorsed by 315 of 454 seats in parl (More) |
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Egypt lawmakers boycott constitutional amendments debate
Over 100 members of the Egypt parliament boycotted a Sunday parliamentary session called to debate constitutional amendments proposed last year by President Hosni Mubarak [official profile; JURIST news archive]. Critics say the amendments, which ta (More) |
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Italy government urges cancellation of indictments against intelligence officers
Italy has asked the Italian Constitutional Court to cancel the indictments of 34 American and Italian intelligence officials in connection with the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egyptian cleric and suspected terrorist Osama Moustafa Hassan Na (More) |
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Egypt appoints 31 female judges despite conservative opposition
Thirty-one Egyptian women have been appointed as judges despite ongoing resistance from the nation's conservative Muslims, according to a decree published Wednesday by the head of Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council . Council chief Mukbil Shaki (More) |
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Oil law key to US support for Iraq government: Maliki associates
Passage of a draft law aimed at dividing oil proceeds among various religious and ethnic groups in Iraq is critical to continued US support of the current Iraqi government, associates of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AP Tuesday. The draft oil (More) |
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Egypt appeals court affirms blogger prison sentence
An appeals court in Egypt has affirmed the four-year prison sentence imposed on Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil [advocacy website; HRinfo backgrounder] at a hearing Monday, according to court officials speaking to AP on condition of anonymity. (More) |
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Egypt judge says women judges would contradict Sharia
Egyptian judge and president of the judges' syndicate Yahia Ragheb Daqruri said according to a report published Saturday that women cannot serve as judges because it would be against Sharia law [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Daqruri (More) |
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Hicks alleges Guantanamo abuses in UK citizenship case documents
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday that Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has said as part of a court claim for British citizenship that he was shown a photo of a beaten fellow inmate and told that if he did not co-operate with (More) |
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Egypt judge freezes assets of Muslim Brotherhood financiers
An Egyptian judge on Wednesday upheld a prosecutor's decision to freeze the assets of 29 financiers for the Muslim Brotherhood [party website; JURIST news archive]. The Brotherhood is the largest Islamic group in Egypt and, while it is considere (More) |
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State Department criticizes Europe probes of CIA secret prisons
US State Department Legal Advisor John Bellinger told reporters in Brussels Wednesday that European investigations into allegations of CIA misconduct in Europe may dampen intelligence sharing efforts between the US and European countries. He also 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.
