Why FDR’s four-term presidency led us to the 22nd Amendment
After his death in office, the ongoing conversation about term limits became urgent. The nation was traumatized and searching ...
What are caretaker conventions and how do they limit governments during election periods?
Election campaigns invariably provoke accusations of government breaching caretaker conventions. Here’s what governments can ...
The New York Times15d
Word of the Day
This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year ...
Council of Europe26d
Criminal Asset Recovery Convention – Conference of the Parties to CETS 198
The Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198, the Criminal asset Recovery Convention), ...
Canada26d
Canada signs Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, are pleased to announce that today, Canada signed the ...
Jurist27d
Report sees Russian ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ against Ukrainian POWs and detainees
The report stated that Russia’s acts amounted to “war crimes.” Article 13 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949 orders captors to treat POWs humanely ...
UNESCO28d
About 1970 Convention
The 1970 Convention was thus submitted to the 16th session of the General Conference of the Organization in 1970 and adopted on the14th of November that year. This Convention has made UNESCO a pioneer ...
Colorado County Citizen29d
Declaration of Texas Independence
A constitutional convention was convened on March 1, 1836, by the Washington- on-the-Brazos to declare Texas free from Mexico. On March 2, 1836, a rough draft was drawn up and attendees began to sign ...
UPI1mon
On This Day: Texas declares independence from Mexico
March 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. Advertisement In 1899, President William McKinley signed legislation establishing Mount Rainier ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph1mon
Jackson: How our system of government keeps the spirit of Texas independence alive
On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico, marking the birth of the Republic of Texas. Frustrated by living under the rule of President Santa Anna, Texians and Tejanos sought ...
The Financial Times1mon
The Challenges of Democracy — tyranny of the majority
Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world As the first five weeks of the second Trump presidency have unfolded, it has been hard to put a label on the events in ...