The European Court of First Instance Wednesday overturned the European Union's freezing of assets against Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) chairman Jose Maria Sison and the Hamas-affiliated al-Aqsa...

Iran has opened an investigation into the judge who ordered the stoning execution of a man convicted of adultery , the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported Wednesday. According to ISNA, an unnamed judicial...

The Council of Europe's European Commission for Democracy through Law issued an opinion Wednesday finding that the use of public video surveillance constitutes "an undeniable threat to fundamental rights such as the right...

The Rwandan senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty , according to Wednesday reports by Radio Rwanda. The bill, proposed last year by Rwandan President Paul Kagame with the support...

The United Kingdom and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) signed an agreement Tuesday formalizing a British commitment to imprison former Liberian President Charles Taylor in...

Jose Maria Sison, et al. v. Council of the European Union, et al., and Stichting Al-Aqsa v. Council of the European Union, et al., European Court of First Instance, July 11, 2007 [overturning the European Union's freezing of assets against...

Opinion on Video Surveillance in Public Places by Public Authorities and the Protection of Human Rights, European Commission for Democracy through Law - Council of Europe, July 11, 2007 [finding that the use of public video surveillance constitutes 'an undeniable...

Former White House Political Director Sara M. Taylor refused to answer questions from the the US Senate Judiciary Committee in connection with the US Attorney firings controversy Wednesday, saying that she did...

A British judge sentenced four men convicted of conspiracy to murder for the failed bomb attacks on London's subway and bus systems on July 21, 2005 to life in prison Wednesday, saying that Muktar...

French magistrates are expected to file preliminary charges against former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin for allegedly ordering a smear campaign against former political rival and current French President Nicolas Sarkozy [official profile; BBC...