A British High Court ruled Friday that previously redacted text regarding the alleged torture of former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed should be publicly disclosed. The text in question relates to Mohamed's allegations that, while...

Irish President Mary McAleese on Thursday signed the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon , completing the country's ratification process. Ireland has become the 26th nation to ratify...

The Spanish Congress of Deputies on Thursday gave final approval to a law limiting use of the country's universal jurisdiction statute to those offenses committed by...

A French court on Thursday ruled that a woman cannot recover semen samples donated by her husband prior to his death. The High Court in the Western city of Rennes said that Fabienne Justel could not take ...

The Queen on the Application of Binyam Mohamed v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, High Court of Justice: Queen's Bench Division, October 16, 2009 [holding that previously redacted text regarding the alleged torture of former Guantanamo detainee...

American Civil Liberties Union, et al. v. US Department of Defense, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 16, 2009 [refusing to force the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency to release non-redacted versions of...

The New South Wales Supreme Court on Friday convicted five men were of conspiracy to do acts in preparation of terrorist attacks. The men, who cannot be named publicly due to other ongoing trials, were...

Ned Comer, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 16, 2009 [holding that 14 victims of Hurricane Katrina have standing to sue companies for allegedly contributing to global warming, which...

Assistant US Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez said Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is committed to fighting discrimination against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation. One tool Perez indicated would...

The French Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down two articles in a small and medium enterprise (SME) access to credit law that would have legalized Islamic law compliant financial instruments in France....