Although he was expected to stay on until September 2006 , former Disney Chairman Michael Eisner has cut all ties with Walt Disney Co. according to a document filed Thursday with...

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion on Thursday seeking to gain access to the New Orleans city jail in response to allegations of mistreatment during Hurricane Katrina . The motion...

AP is reporting that the US Senate has passed a bill that gives President Bush $50 billion for military spending, but also puts restrictions on the treatment of detainees. Earlier this week, the Senate approved an amendment [JURIST...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that detainees are on hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba. The humanitarian agency, which made a 10-day visit to the US...

Two former British law lords have condemned recent UK anti-terror proposals as "intolerable" and in violation of human rights laws. Referring to provisions in the proposed bill which would amend current UK anti-terrorism legislation [Home...

British lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks have threatened legal action to compel the UK Home Office to grant him citizenship. Hicks applied for British citizenship on the grounds that...

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei have been awarded the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize , the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this morning. The Committee cited the IAEA and its sometimes-embattled...

Hirst v. the United Kingdom, European Court of Human Rights, October 6, 2005 ....

The UN Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of Congo William Swing said in a press conference Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for five leaders of the...

In Thursday's environmental law news, the China State Council has issued a set of regulations regarding the safety, handling and reporting procedures for radioactive isotope and radiation devices. The procedures govern both...