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Armenia Parliament to consider ratifying Rome Statute

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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.

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Ukraine parliament ratifies Rome Statute of the ICC

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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.

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Missouri librarians sue over state law that bans ‘sexually explicit materials’ from schools

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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.

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US Supreme Court rules that law criminalizing encouragement of illegal immigration is constitutional

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1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) , a federal law that criminalizes the encouragement of illegal immigration, does not violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution. It does not “prohibi[t] a substantial amount of protected speech”—let alone enough to justify throwing out the law’s “plainly legitimate sweep.” Hansen that 8 U.S.C.

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Civil society says new UAE cybercrime law restricts free speech and assembly

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The new law has been adopted by Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 which came into effect on January 2, 2022, replacing the UAE’s former Federal Law No. The new law has been adopted by Federal Decree-Law No. 5 of 2012 on Combatting Cybercrime. 5 of 2012 on Combatting Cybercrime.

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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

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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.

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Croatia files declaration of intervention in ICJ investigation of alleged Russian genocide in Ukraine

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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.

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