Canadian meat producer Maple Leaf Foods announced Monday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement with class action plaintiffs who brought suit against the company in connection with...
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Romania v. Ukraine, International Court of Justice, February 3, 2009 . Read the full text of the judgment ....
The US Senate on Monday voted 75-21 to confirm Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to approve Holder's nomination. Monday's debate over...
The US State Department announced Monday that it has instituted sanctions against Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean arms companies for violating US rules against the spread of weapons and missile technology. Under the sanctions, the...
Re: Buy American provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Delegation of the European Commission, February 2, 2009, . Read the...
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said that his office is considering arguments that the court may have jurisdiction over war crimes Israeli troops have allegedly committed in the Gaza Strip, according to a Monday...
The trial of Chinese human rights activist Huang Qi, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government's response to the earthquake in the Sichuan Province , originally set for Tuesday, will now be delayed. A Chinese court on Monday...
The British government intends to present legislation that would allow for members of the House of Lords to be removed for improper behavior, according to a statement by UK Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor...
The director of Guatemala's National Compensation Program Cesar Davila announced Friday that the Guatemalan government has filed more than 3,000 criminal complaints for human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's 1960-1996 civil war...
An official from the US State Department said Friday that the Blackwater Worldwide contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq will not be renewed when it expires in May. The State Department...
