The UK House of Lords on Tuesday rejected a proposed amendment that would have barred the prosecution of those who go abroad to help others commit assisted suicide. The proposed provision of the Coroners and...

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday announced plans to hold a public hearing on a series of regulatory reforms aimed at curbing excessive speculation in energy commodity markets. CFTC Chairman Gary...

Investigators from the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday concluded public hearings into alleged violations of international human rights law during December and January's fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza strip. The head...

The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the terms for judges from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) until December 31, 2010, or until they complete their cases. In...

Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday proposed expanded laws that would allow British authorities to prosecute non-resident individuals suspected of war crimes. With the proposed changes, individuals who currently live in the UK, but...

Prosecution Document in Support of Appeal against the "Decision on the Prosecution's Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir", International Criminal Court prosecutors, July 7, 2009 [appealing the court's recent decision not to charge Sudanese...

An Act... to amend An Act To establish a code of law for the District ofColumbia to provide that marriages legally entered into in another jurisdiction by 2 persons of the same sex shall be recognized in the District of...

A Washington, DC law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states or jurisdictions took effect Tuesday, following Congressional inaction on the matter. The Jury and Marriage Amendment Act of 2009, passed by the Council of the District...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary on Tuesday gave US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a unanimous "well-qualified" rating . Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate...

Iranian opposition leaders called Tuesday for the release of persons detained for their alleged involvement in protests following last month's disputed presidential election . The request was brought jointly by candidates Mir Hossein...