Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants announced Saturday that they would boycott their trial unless the court was moved outside of Iraq for their own safety. The statement comes after Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense...

Iraqi election officials Saturday announced partial results of the country's October 15 constitutional referendum that pointed towards approval of the draft charter in the final count. Figures based on half the returns in 13...

White House US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers supported affirmative action programs during her tenure as the president of the State Bar of Texas, according to a report in the Washington Post Saturday. The Post cited...

Amnesty International said Saturday that Sudan has arrested and mistreated a human rights lawyer documenting the killing of 30 people in refugee camps outside of Khartoum last May. Amnesty considers the lawyer to be a prisoner of...

A committee of three prominent South African judges published a report Friday calling for voluntary diversity training and the founding of a national body to hear disputes over allegations of racism within the South African judicial system....

A private bill introduced by former Blair cabinet minister Clare Short that would have given British lawmakers veto power over the Prime Minister's prerogative to declare war failed to progress Friday after the House of Commons could...

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael Garcia has charged and arrested Houston oil tycoon Oscar Wyatt for his involvement in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal . Garcia also charged two...

Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Hussein Ali Kamal said Saturday that the Iraqi government will step up security measures for the 12 remaining defense lawyers representing Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants. The announcement comes two days...

The son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri , Saad al-Hariri, has praised the findings of a UN investigation into the February 4 assassination of the former leader and 20 other people in Beirut [JURIST news...

New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller sent an e-mail to staff members Friday, expressing regrets about his handling of Times reporter Judith Miller and her role in the CIA operative leak case [JURIST...