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Archive: July 2011 (2 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

South Sudan and The Law Library

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

On July 9, 2011, a new African nation was born; South Sudan declared its independence and became the 54th African nation and 193rd member of the United Nations.  This came to be after the people of South Sudan overwhelmingly supported the secession (with about 99% of voters in favor) of South Sudan from Sudan in …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Trial By Ordeal In Liberia

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

While considering a post on Trial by Ordeal (TBO) in Liberia, the first thought that came to my mind was to define the term.  The first online source (not particularly authoritative or official) I could find defined it as “a primitive method of determining a person’s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to …