US v. Georgia, Supreme Court of the United States, January 10, 2006 . Read the Court's opinion...

Three ethnic Chechens charged with the murder of US journalist Paul Klebnikov pleaded not guilty Tuesday during a closed hearing in a Moscow court on the first day of their trial. Observers expect an emotional...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the consolidated cases Texaco v. Dagher and Shell Oil v. Dagher , where it will decide whether a lawful joint...

International Air Transport Association et al. v. Department for Transport (UK), European Court of Justice, January 10, 2006 [upholding a EU regulation requiring airlines to pay compensation to passengers who experience long flight delays, overbooking and cancellation on flights to...

Spain's National Court (Audiencia Nacional) said Tuesday it will investigate whether seven former Chinese leaders committed genocide and other crimes in Tibet. The genocide suit was filed last June by three Tibet support groups and thrown out...

Ukraine Justice Minister Serhiy Holovatyi on Tuesday warned that the country was plunging into "legal chaos" after the Ukrainian Parliament voted to fire Prime Minister Yuri Yekhanurov's government in a no-confidence motion...

Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the first Asia-Pacific Development and Climate Partnership Ministerial Meeting has opened in Sydney, Australia. The meeting brings representatives from the US, Australia, Japan, China, South Korea and India together to set up projects...

UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke has rejected criticisms by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour that Britain's proposed anti-terrorism bill violates basic rights and sets a "worrying precedent." Arbour...

Peru's National Election Council formally announced Tuesday that former president Alberto Fujimori is banned from participating in the April 9 presidential election. The council's decision came after Fujimori registered as a presidential candidate [JURIST...

The lower chamber of Russia's parliament, the Russian State Duma , approved a bill Tuesday mandating stricter controls on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that could dissolve many of the present NGOs that openly criticize the government. The...