The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) plans to try as many as eight suspects on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in the Khmer Rouge [JURIST...
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ECCC to try up to 8 Khmer Rouge ex-officials: report
EU justice chief proposes enhanced border security initiatives
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ICC judge says war crimes trial of Congo militia leader may be delayed
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Media tycoon charged in coup plot against Georgian Republic found dead in UK
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Bush urges House to pass surveillance bill with telecom immunity backed by Senate
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UK justice minister says written constitution may be decades away
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Iraq parliament passes key legislation after lawmaker walkout
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Federal lawsuit challenges New York City campaign finance rules
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Denmark paper reprints Muhammad drawings after cartoonist murder plot thwarted
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East Timor extends emergency rule after assassination attempts
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EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive new border management package on behalf of the European Commission. The border security improvement initiative includes proposals for...
A judge for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Wednesday that the trial of former Union of Patriotic Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga will likely be postponed for at least two months to...
A media and financial tycoon who was recently charged with a conspiracy to overthrow the government of the Georgian Republic was found dead in his mansion near London Wednesday. A spokesman for Badri Patarkatsishvili ...
US President George W. Bush Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to immediately pass the version of the FISA Amendments Act passed by the Senate this week. The US Senate voted 68-29 [JURIST...
The UK will likely not have a written constitution for another 10 to 20 years, UK Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw said in a BBC radio interview Wednesday. Straw confirmed...
The Iraqi Council of Representatives passed an amnesty law as part of a package of legislation approved Wednesday, a day after speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani threatened to disband the legislature when Shi'ite...
Real estate businesses have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Campaign Finance Board claiming that a new law that greatly restricts the amount that city businesses can donate to city campaigns violates the US Constitution....
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Poste reprinted a cartoon Wednesday drawn by Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard one day after Danish police arrested three people suspected in a plot to murder Westergaard for his characterization of Muhammad. Westergaard...
The National Parliament of East Timor voted Wednesday to extend the state of emergency imposed this week after attacks against President Jose Ramos Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao , during which Horta was...
