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Germany appoints jurist, 44, to senior judicial post
Berlin - A 44-year-old legal scholar, Andreas Vosskuhle, was elected Friday to a judgeship that puts him on track to later become one of the youngest men ever to hold Germany's top judicial position. In a unanimous vote in the Bundesrat upper chamber...
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Czech court asked to review EU reform treaty
Prague - Czech lawmakers Thursday asked the nation's Constitutional Court to review the European Union Reform Treaty, reflecting a euro-sceptic stance by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's party. The Senate voted 48-22 to have the high court rule wheth...
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2008-04-24 ] Category : [
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Khmer Rouge hearing adjourned; attorney warned
Phnom Penh - A hearing for former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan was unexpectedly adjourned Wednesday with the Cambodian genocide tribunal warning his attorney. Well-known French lawyer Jacques Verges - who has gained fame by representing su...
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2008-04-23 ] Category : [
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Four Bosnian Serbs sentenced for war crimes
Sarajevo - The War Crimes Chamber of Bosnia-Herzegovina's State Court sentenced Tuesday in Sarajevo Bosnian Serb Dusan Fustar to nine years in jail after he admitted to crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In his final hea...
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2008-04-22 ] Category : [
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