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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called an emergency, closed-door session of the UN Security Council for Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in the Darfur region of Sudan, as well as the proposed deployment of over 10,000...

Coincidentally on the thirty-fifth anniversary of the entering into force on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , Iran said Saturday that it was unwilling to put a permanent end to enriching uranium and warned that further US-led...

Russian prosecutors said Friday that they have arrested four people suspected of planning the Beslan school siege last year, in which over 300 people died. Five other suspects were killed while resisting arrest. A Russian commission investigating...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, March 4.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today, and it will consider S. 256 , the Bankruptcy Abuse...

In Thursday's international brief, two US Senators have called for the UN Security Council to impose heavy sanctions on the Sudanese government for forcing the genocide of thousands in Darfur to end. Senators Sam Brownback...

US Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Jackie Sanders told the annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors Wednesday that the IAEA could no longer ignore its 'statutory obligations' and must...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, March 2.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 28.The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In...

In Friday's international brief, the African Union announced the suspension of Togo's membership in the continental organization following a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council . The AU also called for wider sanctions against...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 25.The US Senate and US House are in recess this week. Both will resume their sessions on Feb. 28.The Brookings...