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- IRAN: Lawyer and Women’s Rights Activist Hopes Discriminatory Passport Law Does Not Pass http://t.co/1VwNTYKX
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- INDIA: EU Rights Dialogue Should Promote Accountability http://t.co/e9TCejDL
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- US: President Obama namechecks Stonewall in historic inaugural address for gay rights http://t.co/0RcjzkmE
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- US: Gun control, terrorism, gay rights and climate change: Obama sets out his bold battle plan for the next four years http://t.co/heNefXsR
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- US: Roe v Wade at 40: what American women owe to abortion rights http://t.co/OkwAzYBf
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- Forces to publish details of misconduct cases http://t.co/BBPCqQL5
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- Smacking breaches international law, charity claims http://t.co/Az5vfPH8
- British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford sentenced to death for drug trafficking http://t.co/QnQBhNnu
- Just 13 people use flagship Tory scheme for reporting nuisance neighbours http://t.co/Fbsiz1bN
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- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
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- God, Natural Law and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" http://t.co/77Uk7JWN
- RUSSIA: Moves to Enact Anti-Gay Law Nationwide http://t.co/43u3cq0e
- Judicial Review: proposals for reform | THE BARRISTER http://t.co/R4wRMLk1
- War rape: The forgotten pandemic sweeping SYRIA http://t.co/3velIuAk
- Justice secretary questions hiring of QCs in criminal trials | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/or2mZq7p
- Information Liberated: Jeffrey Tucker on How Digital Media Subverts Government Power http://t.co/tt8PBE1C
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- Barristers fear QASA boycott will lead to loss of right to practise | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/zLBsQVNu
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- State Pension Changes - A Briefing for Family Lawyers http://t.co/QQT0LQQV
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- ITALY: Amir Issaa, Italian hip-hop artist, raps about citizenship law http://t.co/R2fv2OOW
- University of Buckingham law lecturer takes on international sport case http://t.co/00TIaCNd
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- ZAMBIA: Rising crime rate in the country must be fought from all angles using legal means to protect human life http://t.co/lVei3KSC
- UGANDA: 'Selective Justice' Chants Are Worrying http://t.co/9iwIdjAs
- SRI LANKA Chief Justice says her life is in danger after impeachment http://t.co/CYIwYLAL
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- HMV adminstrators Deloitte confirm Justice Collective single proceeds will go towards Hillsborough fund http://t.co/HwhS8hln
- This assault on judicial review threatens Britons' access to justice http://t.co/MpRRO0ob
- Katie Price threatens legal action against hotel after wedding details are leaked http://t.co/0rZ5K8It
- US: Alaska Bar Association to offer free legal services on Martin Luther King Day http://t.co/B6MqJvIU
- Nominet Takes Legal Action Over ‘Defamation’ http://t.co/uc4WWhw6
- Taxpayers may have to foot legal bill for Fred Goodwin, ex-RBS chief http://t.co/h6zHduHP
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- Hazel Stewart refused appeal over woman's murder http://t.co/RqZzg8Ny
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- Child-fearing US teacher sues school | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LYTqeTnc
- Indian lawyers told to ditch 'shark' image | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A9bhg2dJ
- Arrest of Turkish lawyers sparks global outrage | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Iuh0RW0j
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- US: Law unclear on judges' obligation to preside at gay marriages http://t.co/XIQvHRBp
- The Prisoners at Guantánamo, and the Rule of Law http://t.co/ZpxP0cIu
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- The supreme court's YouTube channel is a welcome step for open justice http://t.co/LG7fFlBG
- Snow and ice and workplace rights http://t.co/KmnYvjBF
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- IRAN Resorts to Hangings in Public to Cut Crime http://t.co/o5hNgT7r
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