Search Results for: 2015-10-23

Do Criminal Record Disclosures Breach Our Human Rights?

March 28, 2013 09:30:00 AM

Serge Diaz, University of Edinburgh School of Law

January 23, 2013 02:42:44 PM

UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday announced his plan for a nationwide referendum on whether the UK should remain part of the European Union (EU) following the country's next election in...

July 10, 2012 02:41:19 PM

The State Duma , the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Tuesday ratified the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession package protocol , clearing the way for Russia's membership in the global trading...

October 23, 2007 10:22:00 AM

The Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro formally adopted the country's new constitution late Monday night, giving effect to the document's provisions. Parliamentary speaker Ranko Krivokapic welcomed the new constitution as protecting the rule of...

READ MORE ▸

Newest
Newer

…

THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.