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  • 1The International Criminal Court and the 2003 invasion of Iraq — The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court reported in February 2006 that he had received 240 communications in connection with the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 which alleged that various war crimes had been committed. Many of these… …

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  • 2The Spamhaus Project — is an international organisation (founded by Steve Linford in 1998) to track e mail spammers and spam related activity. It is named for the anti spam jargon term coined by Linford, spamhaus, a pseudo German expression for an ISP or other firm… …

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  • 3The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces — The Canadian Crown is the controlling authority of the Canadian Forces, evidenced in the command structure, symbols and history of the armed forces of Canada. The monarch is the supreme commander of the forces, though she, her Canadian viceroys,… …

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  • 4The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority — The M/V Sankaty at the dock in Woods Hole. The Woods Hole, Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, referred to coloquially as The Steamship Authority or simply the SSA, is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations to and …

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  • 5The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church — of Alexandria is the highest authority in the Church of Alexandria [ [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/nycodes/c103/a32.html Caselaw] ] and it formulates the rules and regulations regarding matters of church s organisation, faith, service s order. [ …

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  • 6The Da Vinci Code (film) — The Da Vinci Code Theatrical poster Directed by Ron Howard Produced by …

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  • 7The Holohan Murder Case — was a case concerned with the death of OSS major William Holohan in Italy during the Second World War.During World War II, the U.S. Army Office of Strategic Services (OSS) dispatched teams of specially trained soldiers to enemy occupied… …

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  • 8Jurisdiction — In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak ) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and,… …

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  • 9Jurisdiction stripping — Constitutional Law of the United States of America The constitutional structure Civil Rights  · Federalism Executive branch  · Separation of powers Legislative branch  · Judiciary …

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  • 10jurisdiction — jurisdictional, adj. jurisdictive, adj. jurisdictionally, adv. /joor is dik sheuhn/, n. 1. the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies. 2. power; authority; control: He has jurisdiction over all… …

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