precedents
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Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Mr. Mitchell also warns, without providing evidence of precedents, that disclosure could endanger dissidents or their families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The court’s precedents are creating an invisible tightrope very few plaintiffs can cross successfully.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
And some of that line crossing could set dangerous precedents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
And in fact, there are precedents for such a case, including one in which a woman successfully had her father’s DNA removed from a database in Iceland.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
