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Cluster munitions treaty opened for signature at Norway conference
[JURIST] The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) banning the use of most such weapons was opened for signature Wednesday at a conference in Oslo, Norway. More than 100 countries adopted the convention in May at…
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Russia president calls for judicial reforms to stem shift to Europe rights court
[JURIST] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed that Russian courts become more transparent in order to restore faith in the justice system and prevent people from turning to the European Court of Human Rights…
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Federal judge limits 2006 ruling banning road construction in national forests
[JURIST] A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that her 2006 decision invalidating a 2005 Bush administration rule that would allow road construction and mining in national forests applies only to 10 western states. The original…
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Second Circuit rules embassy bombings suspect may be resentenced for terrorism
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that a suspected Osama bin Laden associate, imprisoned for 32 years after stabbing a prison guard while in custody, may be resentenced according…
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Supreme Court hears EPA, Title IX cases
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Entergy Corp. v. EPA, the Court heard arguments on whether Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Norway court hands down first sentence under new war crimes law
[JURIST] A Norwegian court on Tuesday sentenced Bosnian immigrant Mirsad Repak to five years in prison for committing war crimes against 11 Serbian citizens imprisoned during the Bosnian War. Repak, who has lived Norway for…
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Bush signs executive order barring union rights for some federal workers
[JURIST] US President George W. Bush issued an executive order on Monday that defined the primary objective of some 8600 federal agency employees to be national security-related, rendering them ineligible for Federal Labor-Management Relations Program…
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ICTR sentences Hutu singer to 15 years for inciting Rwanda genocide
[JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Tuesday sentenced popular Rwandan singer-songwriter Simon Bikindi to 15 years in prison for his actions during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Bikindi had been indicted in 2005 on…
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Federal Circuit rules on Qualcomm patents appeal
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed in part and vacated in part a ruling against Qualcomm, finding its patents unenforceable. The appeals court affirmed the decision of the…
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Human rights violations continuing in Iraq despite security improvement: UN
[JURIST] While general security conditions in Iraq have improved, human rights violations have continued, according to a report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). In its 13th report on the human…