The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged Nepal to adopt an amendment in its interim constitution creating a fully independent judiciary. In a letter to Subhash Nemwang, the speaker of the Parliament, ICJ...
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A British judge issued a ruling Tuesday in the case of seven British soldiers facing court-martial for charges relating to the abuse of Iraqi detainees. Justice Stuart McKinnon ordered the ruling to remain private,...
Draft legislation granting the District of Columbia a vote in the US House of Representatives is most likely unconstitutional, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) made public Monday....
A top legal advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) reported Tuesday that a German law protecting Volkswagen , Europe's largest carmaker, from takeovers is protectionist and should be repealed. Advocate General...
The Mexican Senate will vote Wednesday on a bill to reduce the punishment for possessing "personal use" amounts of certain drugs for first-time offenders, Mexican lawmakers announced Monday. The bill imposes only a fine on first-time offenders...
Republic of Guinea President Lansana Conte declared martial law Monday after several days of violence left at least 27 dead. The rioting began Saturday after Conte appointed a...
Russian military prosecutors said Monday that they plan to launch a probe into allegations that young men serving their mandatory military conscription period are being forced into prostitution by fellow soldiers. The Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committees...
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak testified Monday that former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby did not leak to him the identity of former undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame . Both Novak and Washington...
The Taipei High Prosecutors Office in Taiwan indicted Nationalist Party (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou Tuesday on corruption charges. The allegations against Ma, who had been...
The Brussels Court of First Instance ruled Tuesday that Google violated copyright law by linking to Belgian newspapers without receiving permission to do so. The Internet company was ordered to pay $32,500 (25,000 euros)...
