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Bush signs bill expropriating San Diego cross property for federal government
President Bush on Monday signed a bill [HR 5863 summary; PDF text] into law that transfers ownership of a 29-foot cross on Mount Soledad in San Diego to the federal government. The cross, which was erected as a Korean War veterans memorial, has be (More) |
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The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution: A View from Israel
JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Robbie Sabel of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, Israel, offers his thoughts on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East conflict involving (More) |
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The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution Paragraph-by-Paragraph
JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law offers his analysis of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East conflict involving Israel, Hezbollah (More) |
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Human rights and Israeli operations in Lebanon [UN HRC]
Resolution on the grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations, UN Human Rights Council, August 11, 2006 . Real the full text of the resolution . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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UN rights council rebukes Israel for human rights violations in Lebanon
The UN Human Rights Council in an emergency special session [materials; JURIST report] in Geneva Friday adopted by majority vote a resolution condemning Israel for violating international human rights laws in the ongoing Middle East conflict invo (More) |
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Why the Fifth Circuit Was Wrong About Tom DeLay
JURIST Guest Columnist Mark Brown, holder of the Newton D. Baker/Baker and Hostetler Chair at Capital University School of Law, says that the Fifth Circuit ruling blocking Texas Republicans - at the instance of Texas Democrats - from declaring Tom De (More) |
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Argentina police arrest 3 on 'Dirty War' rights charges
Police in Argentina have arrested three former officials suspected of human rights violations during the country's "Dirty War" , the former military junta's campaign against its domestic opponents - at least 13,000 of whom "d (More) |
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Activists condemn Iran for banning rights group
Human Rights Watch denounced Iran on Wednesday for threatening to prosecute the Iranian Center for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) , a human rights group based in Tehran founded by 2003 Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi. Last week, the Iranian Int (More) |
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UN rights council to hold special session on Lebanon conflict
The UN Human Rights Council announced Wednesday that it will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss the ongoing Middle East conflict and its worsening impact on Lebanese citizens. Responding to a special request from Tunisia on behalf of (More) |
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Proposed War Crimes Act changes would avoid liability for degrading treatment
Proposed amendments drafted by the Bush administration to revise the War Crimes Act would protect CIA officers, former military personnel and political appointees from prosecution for humiliating and degrading treatment of wartime detainees, accord (More) |
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