Uganda's Constitutional Court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed treason charges against opposition leader Kizza Besigye and 10 co-defendants, ruling that there was insufficient evidence and that the state had violated the defendants' rights. Besigye had...
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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in six cases. In the consolidated cases of Camreta v. Greene and Alford v. Greene ,...
The Irish High Court ruled Monday that the country does not recognize any laws that would allow Internet services providers to suspend service to customers suspected of Internet piracy. The judgment was issued after the Irish recording...
A judge for the US District Court in the District of Arizona on Friday denied motions to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the controversial Arizona immigration law [SB 1070...
A UK court began inquests Monday into the July 2005 London transit bombings that killed 52 people and injured 700 others. Lady Justice Hallett is presiding over the inquests with the victims'...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced Monday that police have arrested Mal Rt CEO Zoltan Bakonyi on criminal negligence charges for the company's role in...
French authorities have arrested alleged Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Callixte Mbarushimana under a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) , the ICC announced Monday. The court charged Mbarushimana,...
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty on Sunday marked the 8th World Day against the Death Penalty , specifically urging the US, Iran and China to end the death penalty . French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner...
The Belgrade Appeals Court on Monday overturned the war crimes conviction of former Bosnian officer Ilija Jurisic and ordered a retrial. The court reasoned that September 2009 proceedings in the War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Friday unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the controversial Human Security Act (HSA) 2007 , ruling the petitioners lacked legal standing to challenge the law because it had not caused...
