German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger on Sunday announced plans to enact a law to increase protections for journalists using information obtained from government sources. Under section 353b of the German Penal Code , public officials who release...
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The Rwandan Supreme Court ruled on Saturday that the plea for release by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda can only be heard by a military court. According to Nkunda's counsel, Aime...
The upper house of the Afghan parliament, the Meshrano Jirga, on Saturday backed a decree allowing the president to appoint all of the members of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) . The decree was issued in February by...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on Kyrgyzstan to protect all forms of human rights , including "free speech and freedom of the media." In a statement to the to the Jogorku...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday dismissed as moot 105 habeas corpus petitions of non-citizen former Guantanamo Bay detainees who are no longer in...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced changes to airport security rules , moving toward a screening system based on intelligence information. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said the new system will...
The Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor announced Friday that it has issued an international warrant for the arrest of alleged Nazi war criminal and naturalized American citizen Peter Egner . Head Serbian prosecutor...
Pakistan's Attorney General Anwar Mansoor announced his resignation Friday over controversy surrounding a Supreme Court order to investigate corruption allegations against President Asif Ali Zardari . Mansoor cited a lack of cooperation ...
Proposed Constitution of Kenya, Kenya Parliament, April 2, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the Constitution of Kenya....
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on leaders in Guinea-Bissau to respect the rule of law and maintain constitutional order in the wake of a confrontation between the military and...
