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lawsuits in four caribbean countries challenge colonial-era sodomy

Tomlinson told Blade the rulings from Trinidad and Tobago and Belize, along with recent decisions against colonial-era sodomy laws India and Botswana, will influence English judges. Tomlinson told Blade his case presents unique challenge because Jamaica's constitution appears to preserve..

change of thrones in japan

Japan has not been involved in a conflict since 1945, but the pacifist constitution is under siege.  The official English translation of article 9, which renounces war, is refreshingly clear. . ..

what is the u.s. constitution, anyway?

The concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those found earlier documents, especially Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta .. 2.3 The rest. The Constitution was written by the rich, for the rich, and of the rich, continuing along the..

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st. george tucker and the theology of the common law

[T]he same generation that adopted the Constitution also challenged the uncritical acceptance of English common law. … . . ... “While serving as a law professor at The College of William and Mary during the 1790s, Tucker had his students read Blackstone, but he supplemented that reading..

detainee bill wins passage in senate

The privilege of habeas corpus holds a venerated place in English and U.S. law. ... Constitution says, 'The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.' . ..

uk polling report

Survation also had poll out today and found similar levels of support for some sort of re-arrangement of the constitution for England 65% said that Scottish MPs should by banned from voting on English laws at Westminster, 59% would support English Parliament. ..

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