The US Justice Department has withdrawn its notice of appeal of a federal judge's decision to vacate the conviction of former Enron founder Ken Lay . Lay, convicted ...
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Lebanon, UN Human Rights Council, November 10, 2006; released November 21, 2006 [reporting that Israel's use of force against civilians during its 33-day campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon was "excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate"...
Brief Amicus Curiae of Former Senior Justice Department Officials, Ali-Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri v. Wright, November 20, 2006 [opposing an interpretation of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) that would deny suspected terrorists held in the US access to the...
The UN Security Council Tuesday approved a proposal for an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri . In a letter from the 15-person body...
US Marine Lance Cpl. Jerry E. Shumate Jr. was sentenced to a maximum 21-month confinement Tuesday after pleading guilty at court-martial to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with the alleged murder and kidnapping...
Audio recordings of proceedings from several US Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) hearings conducted at Guantanamo Bay in 2004 were made public for the first time Tuesday by National Public Radio after being released...
US UN Ambassador John Bolton has urged quick agreement on the creation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri in...
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel leader Prachanda signed a peace agreement Tuesday formally ending the decade-long Maoist guerilla insurgency against the government that left over 13,000 people dead....
The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinhasa was set on fire Tuesday by protestors supporting Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba , who on Saturday filed a challenge [JURIST...
A Fiji High Court judge Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case against former Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka , charged with inciting a military mutiny . Although High Court Justice Gerard Winter did not disclose his...