The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled against Russia in the case of a former KGB agent who was detained under conditions that the court said "amounted to degrading treatment" . The ex-agent,...

Counsel for suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday asked the judge's former colleagues to reinstate him or else risk further destabilizing the country. Lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan...

Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra filed a lawsuit Thursday against Thailand's Assets Examination Committee (AEC) for its seizure of Thaksin's family assets , demanding that the AEC terminate its freeze...

Sunni members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives ended a lengthy boycott of parliamentary sessions Thursday, after agreeing to a secret deal with Shi'a political parties that will reinstate Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani...

Valerie Plame Wilson, et al. v. I. Lewis Libby, Jr., et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 19, 2007 [dismissing a lawsuit filed by exposed former CIA operative Valerie Plame against members of the Bush administration...

European Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott told the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in an advisory opinion Wednesday that European Union (EU) governments should resist disclosing internet user information sought...

The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, et al., Special Court for Sierra Leone, July 19, 2007 [sentencing three Sierra Leone junta leaders to terms ranging from 45 to 50 years in prison for war crimes including...

Productores de Musica de Espana (Promusicae) v. Telefonica de Espana SAU, European Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott, July 18, 2007 [recommending that European Union govermments should resist disclosing internet user information sought by copyright industry groups for civil...

The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday acquitted former Bosnian Serb interior minister and later justice minister Momcilo Mandic of all charges ...

The military government of Myanmar reconvened negotiations on a new constitution Wednesday, saying the latest talks will be the final session in completing a drafting process that began 14 years ago. The government...