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Bush calls on Sudan to resolve Darfur conflict, saying 'genocide must stop'
President Bush Friday called on Sudan to resolve the conflict in its troubled Darfur region , asking the country's government to act in “full compliance with the international desire for there to be peace.” The President’s rem (More) |
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China rejects claims oil search led to overlooking foreign rights abuses
China has not overlooked human rights abuses in its quest to find energy sources for its growing economy, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Spokesman Qin Gang said China emphasized peace, cooperation and development and that trad (More) |
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International brief ~ Uganda loses key spy records on Besigye in treason trial
Leading Thursday's international brief, Uganda's chief prosecutor Simon Byabakama Mugenyi told the High Court where opposition leader Kizza Besigye is being tried on treason charges that files detailing the intelligence gathering efforts a (More) |
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International brief ~ Thailand judges work to prevent election crisis at request of king
Leading Tuesday's international brief, members of Thailand's Supreme Court have agreed to a request by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej that they take an active role in resolving the country's ongoing election crisis . The king is mainly a (More) |
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Darfur individual sanctions resolution [UN Security Council]
Resolution 1672, UN Security Council, April 25, 2006 . Read the full text of the resolution. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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UN Security Council imposes sanctions on individuals for Sudan abuses
The UN Security Council passed a resolution 12-0 Tuesday imposing sanctions on four individuals for acts or abuses committed in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan and calling for the conclusion of a peace agreement for the area by the end of the m (More) |
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International brief ~ Iran could face mandatory UN resolution on nuclear compliance
Leading Tuesday's international brief, Iran could be the target of a new UN Security Council resolution mandating compliance with an International Atomic Energy Agency order that Iran cease production of enriched uranium . US, UK, and French o (More) |
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International brief ~ Nepal police kill 3 more as pro-democracy protestors defy curfew
Leading Thursday's international brief, at least three protestors were killed in Kathmandu as hundreds violated a day-long curfew in the capital city ordered by the Nepalese government aimed at breaking the continued pro-democracy protests stag (More) |
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International brief ~ US proposes UN resolution to sanction Sudan officials
Leading Tuesday's international brief, following China and Russia's block of an attempt to implement targeted sanctions in the UN sanctions committee on Sudan against four Sudanese officials alleged to have intentionally hindered the peace (More) |
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International brief ~ China, Russia block proposed UN sanctions on Sudan officials
Leading Tuesday's international brief, last minute opposition from the UN representatives of both Russia and China has blocked the imposition of proposed UN sanctions against four Sudanese officials accused of intentionally delaying the peace p (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.
