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THIS DAY IN LEGAL HISTORY
On September 6, 2006, the Shiite United Iraqi Alliance presented a draft plan for dictating the division of Iraq into autonomous regions to the Iraq National Assembly. The draft law provided for autonomy for the Shiite-majority south and recognizes the existing autonomy of the three northern Kurdish provinces. Current Iraqi flag Learn more about Iraq from the JURIST news archive.
Author : Dwyer Arce
Publ.Date : 2010-09-06T00:00:00-05:00
On September 5, 1798, France promulgated a conscription policy with the passage of the Jourdan Law. The law instituted a draft for all males between the ages of 20 and 25 with exceptions for clergy, holders of public office and certain students and industrial workers. The law also allowed people to hire others to take their place in the military. Learn more about French conscription from the BBC.
Author : Dwyer Arce
Publ.Date : 2010-09-05T00:00:00-05:00
On September 4, 2007, Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Attorney General Linda Singer appealed the ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidating DC's handgun ban to the US Supreme Court. The court had found that the city's 30-year-old ban on private possession of handguns was unconstitutionally broad. The Supreme Court ruled against DC in the case, Dist...
Author : Dwyer Arce
Publ.Date : 2010-09-04T00:00:00-05:00
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