Quebec Justice John Gomery Wednesday released the second report of his judicial commission of inquiry into the Canadian sponsorships and advertising program scandal that developed during the term of former Liberal Party...

Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have reached an agreement to set a cut off date of December 31, 2012 for EU nations that wish to...

The European Union will fund a program to establish appellate courts within the existing Turkish juridical system, EU officials announced Tuesday. At an estimated cost to the EU of 1.4 million euros, Turkish Ministry of Justice [official...

In an interview with Paris newspaper Le Figaro published Wednesday, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugsoalvia urged European Union officials to suspend membership talks with Serbia in order to...

Ugandan court officials announced Wednesday that a jury has recommended that Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye , currently beset by several legal actions he claims are politically-motivated, be found not guilty of raping a...

A Chilean appeals court ruled Wednesday that former dictator Augusto Pinochet is healthy enough to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses stemming from the 1975 Operation Colombo massacre. The ruling, one...

Over 1,000 protestors gathered in Tokyo Wednesday to rally against a proposed change to the 1947 Imperial Household Law , which would allow women and their children to ascend to Japan's Chrysanthemum throne , one of the world's...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane has offered a $45.7 million settlement to 75 clergy sex abuse complainants. Some observers wonder how the diocese can afford the settlement since filing for bankruptcy [Seattle Times...

A former US official with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges that he stole over $2 million in rebuilding funds and awarded contracts to an American businessman in exchange...

In the first attempt of its kind in Portugal , two women on Wednesday tried to register their same-sex marriage and are waiting to receive a formal response, expected Thursday. A lawyer representing the women said...