German prosecutors announced Wednesday that they have filed charges against former Nazi concentration camp guard and Ohio resident John Demjanjuk . Demjanjuk is charged with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his...
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that an unpublished list of items prohibited from airplanes does not have any binding effect on individuals unless it is made public. The list is...
High litigation costs are impeding the advancement of justice in the United States, and significant changes should be made to federal discovery rules, according to a report issued Wednesday by a special task...
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin on Tuesday cited the case of Canadian citizen and former US detainee Maher Arar in presenting a report [text,...
The French National Assembly on Tuesday began considering a bill that would allow the government to shut off internet access for those who repeatedly share or download copyrighted music and movies illegally....
US President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Monday that proposes to limit the use of attaching presidential signing statements which raise constitutional or other legal questions before bills are signed into law. The...
Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 56 people charged with plotting to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) , including two retired generals. They were arrested after the Istanbul prosecutor issued an indictment linking them...
The Italian government on Tuesday asked the country's Constitutional Court to dismiss kidnapping charges against US and Italian intelligence officers, arguing that allowing the case to go forward would harm the country's national security interests. The case...
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ghassan Abdullah al-Sharbi that challenged his confinement based on a...
Spain's General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday said that there will be an investigation into the failure of Judge Baltasar Garzon to report his earnings while on sabbatical...
