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Armenian state news agency Armenpress reported Friday that the country’s parliament will consider ratifying the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the treaty that established the ICC. Armenia signed the Rome Statute in October 1999 but has not ratified it.
The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine voted on Wednesday to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , making Ukraine a state party. The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, claimed that ratifying the Rome Statute demonstrates Ukraine’s “unwavering commitment to strengthening international justice.
The law imposes fines on organizers and attendees of pride marches, citing child protection as the justification of the law. “ Despite the proposed amendment to the law, we plan to hold Budapest Pride,” the organizers told Reuters , adding that the Pride March is needed more than ever.
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Judge Peter Thompson denied Lake’s request to copy and photograph ballots, because “the statute authorizing her ballot inspection provides only for an ‘inspection of ballots’ ‘made in the presence of the legal custodian of the ballots.'”
The ACLU of Missouri and two state librarian associations Thursday sued state prosecutors over a state law that bans “sexually explicit materials” from public schools and libraries, arguing that the law violates the state constitution. The law imposes criminal penalties on librarians and school officials for violations.
The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The law at issue, Minn. The appellants, two convicted felons, argued that the law violates Article VII , Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution.
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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” This section forbids the state legislature from passing “ex post facto” laws.
Russian Federation under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute. Article 63 of the Statute of the ICJ , stipulates “the right to intervene in the proceedings,” with the caveat that “the construction given by the judgment will be equally binding” upon an intervening State, not just the States directly party to the dispute.
Bankruptcy Issues After January 1, 2022 Changes in Arizona Homestead Statutes. Reprint from Gary Stickell’ s website: January 19, 2022. The Arizona Homestead exemption increased from $150,000 to $250,000 as of January 1, 2022. What about a bankruptcy filed and completed prior to January 1, 2022? 33-964(G)(2).
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207/2022, in which the union claimed that the mechanism of compensation for unfair dismissal does not allow for adequate compensation to cover the damage suffered, the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), on 28 March 2024 by 13 votes to 1, found that Spanish law violates Article 24. 2/2015 , Law Governing Social Jurisdiction No.
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