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Dutch prosecutors try 250 for violating ID law
Dutch prosecutors have begun to try 250 of the almost 50,000 people fined for failure to produce valid identification since the country's ID law came into effect on January 1, 2005. The law, intended to stop terrorism and passed in the wake of t (More) |
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Australian PM rejects claims that new terror laws target Muslims
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected allegations Monday that Muslims were being targeted by new proposed anti-terrorism laws , saying that the laws were necessary to "protect the Australian community at a time of unprecedented and di (More) |
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Accused 'chief' confesses to leading Uzbekistan uprising
In trial proceedings in Uzbekistan, Muidin Sobirov confessed Wednesday to his role as a key planner of the bloody demonstrations in the Uzbekistan city of Andijan in May . Sobirov is among the 15 men charged with being Muslim extremists and trying (More) |
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UN waiting for Iraqi Assembly to sign off on constitution before printing draft
A UN spokesperson in Iraq confirmed Thursday that the UN plans to distribute five million copies of Iraq's draft constitution to Iraqis before a national referendum on the charter on October 15, but indicated that printing would not go ahead &q (More) |
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Mubarak's Democratic Charade
JURIST Guest Columnist Kristen Stilt of the University of Washington School of Law says that the victory of President Hosni Mubarak in the recent Egyptian multi-candidate presidential election was no triumph of democracy, but rather the product of co (More) |
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Jewish groups considering challenge to Ontario ban on faith-based arbitration
B'nai Brith Canada officials said Tuesday that they are considering a constitutional challenge to the Ontario ban on rabbinical courts imposed by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty , arguing that the ban may limit freedom of religion. The premier (More) |
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UK rights law may be amended to allow deportation of extremists
British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested Monday that a change may have to be made to Britain's Human Rights Act in order to allow the deportation of foreign Islamic extremists in the UK to home countries where they may face torture or inhum (More) |
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Debate over Kenya constitution draft intensifies
Arguments over Kenya's draft constitution have intensified after former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi spoke out in opposition to the document over the weekend, saying it would cause "animosity and distrust" in the country. Religio (More) |
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UK minister: UN should focus less on rights of terrorists
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke Wednesday denounced a statement issued by the UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak urging the UK to refrain from deporting Islamic radicals for fear that they will face torture by their home countr (More) |
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Iraqi constitution draft [AP]
Complete text of the draft Iraqi constitution, as translated from the Arabic by the Associated Press [also available in PDF]:PREAMBLECHAPTER ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLESCHAPTER TWO: RIGHTS AND FREEDOMSPART ONE: RIGHTSPART TWO: FREEDOMSCHAPTER THREE: THE FED (More) |
President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act
On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.
Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.
