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Comment RSSThe New York Times reports:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader, was sentenced Tuesday to three years of hard labor for violating the terms of her house arrest, but her sentence was quickly commuted to a new term of house arrest of up to 18 months.
She presumably will be allowed to leave the prison guest house where she …
Article Archive for August 2009
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August 11, 2009 # 8:25 am # Human Rights, International Law # No CommentObama and the use of Signing Statements
August 8, 2009 # 7:15 pm # Supreme Court # No CommentThe New York Times reports today that the use of Presidential Signing Statements is once again causing consternation in Congress. The Times explains:
In the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama called Mr. Bush’s use of signing statements an “abuse,” and said he would issue them with greater restraint. The Obama administration says the signing statements the president has signed so far, challenging …
August 8, 1945: Truman ratifies United Nations Charter
August 8, 2009 # 1:56 pm # International Law, International Organizations # No CommentPresident Truman ratified the United Nations Charter 64 years ago today. The Charter would enter into force on October 24, 1945, in accordance with Article 110 of the Charter once all the five permanent members and a majority of other signators had deposited their instruments of ratification.
(HT: Joe Grieboski)
Video: Obama “pleased and gratified” about Sotomayor Confirmation
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BREAKING NEWS: Senate votes to confirm Sotomayor 68 to 31
August 6, 2009 # 2:17 pm # Supreme Court # No CommentHiroshima- 64 years later
August 5, 2009 # 11:37 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights # No CommentFrom Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish “Face of the Day“–
A man prays for atomic bomb victims before dawn in front of the altar at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2009. The western Japanese city marked its 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing. By Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images.
