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Saturday, March 27, 2004
The US vetoed a resolution to condemn the Israeli killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (see UN Press Release ). The legitimacy of the matter is far from settled among international law scholars and human rights organizations (see Amnesty International ).
The UN has asked the special tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda to complete their work by 2008. See UN Resolution.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Lawyer Ira Kurzban, one of my favorite people, is representing Aristide in his claim that he and his (U.S. citizen) wife were kidnapped by American forces. Listen to Kurzban. See also the ABC report and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, Opened for signature at New York on 14 December 1973. More at DemocracyNow.org.
Monday, March 08, 2004
March 05, 2004
7 Countries Joining NATO (on April 2nd) and EU (on May 1):
Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
7 Countries Joining NATO (on April 2nd) and EU (on May 1):
Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Friday, March 05, 2004
The Alien Tort Claims Act is the focus of 2 cases that will be argued together the week of March 30th. Materials for the Sosa and Machain cases can be seen at: Sosa , and Machain, and briefs.
