A new set of standards for handling detainees suspected of terrorism under US Department of Defense Directive 2310.1 has sparked internal debate within the Bush administration. The standards currently under development use language from the Geneva Conventions [ICRC...
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Australia's proposed anti-terrorism laws were backed Wednesday by four of the country's state and territory leaders, ensuring that Prime Minister John Howard has enough support to introduce the proposals to the federal...
The trial of four former makers of lead paint and pigment, Millennium Holdings, Sherwin-Williams, Atlantic Richfield , and NL Industries , began in Rhode Island Tuesday. State lawyers have alleged that the four companies are responsible for a...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday that he has received specific intelligence of a terrorist attack on the country, and urged lawmakers to strengthen the powers of Australian intelligence agencies. The news prompted Howard to hurriedly...
Who is Responsible? Phase 1 Report, Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, Justice John H. Gomery, Commissioner [report of the Canadian judicial inquiry into the "Sponsorship Scandal" saying that former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien must...
Invoking a rare procedure, the US Senate held a closed session Tuesday to discuss continuing controversy over the intelligence on alleged weapons of mass destruction used by President Bush leading up to the Iraq war. The main issue raised...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday, with newly appointed Chief Justice John Roberts taking an active role in both. Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal [Duke...
Members of the Louisiana Legislature have been summoned by Governor Kathleen Blanco for a two-week session to deal with the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that is will be awarding over $40 million to over 140 American Indian tribes for environmental protection projects. The tribes , mainly...
A same-sex couple on Tuesday petitioned the Israeli High Court of Justice to force the country's Population Registry to recognize their same-sex marriage , performed legally in Toronto, Canada in July 2005. Jonathan Herland, a...
