The Massachusetts House of Representatives Thursday passed a stem cell research bill 117-37, such a wide margin that it cannot be vetoed by Republican Governor Mitt Romney. The controversial legislation authorizes reproduction of embryonic stem cells, which Romney had...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, April 1.The US Senate and US House are in recess until April 4.The American Society of International Law is presenting a...

Resolution 1593 (2005), UN Security Council, March 31 2005 . Read the full text of the resolution, with explanatory statements from delegations. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Following a marathon UN Security Council session ending late Thursday evening, the US abstained from voting on a draft resolution authorizing the International Criminal Court to prosecute war crimes cases in Darfur, Sudan ....

Gosselin, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, Supreme Court of Canada, March 31, 2005 [ruling that Quebec's provincial government must make Bill 101 comply with Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 23, which states children who started school...

The US Department of Justice announced Thursday that Sandy Berger , former national security advisor in the Clinton administration, will plead guilty to charges of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. Berger is...

Report, Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the US regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 [reporting that US intelligence agencies know 'disturbingly little' about threats posed by the nation's most dangerous adversaries, and the commission recommended more than...

The International Criminal Court is investigating possible human rights violations during Colombia's 40 year civil war , and has asked the Colombian government for its help. According to ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno ,...

In the wake of Wednesday's second interim report of the UN's Independent Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food Program chaired by former Federal Reserve head Paul Volcker, the UN has issued a charge letter to Under-Secretary-General Dileep Nair...

Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu has died at daughter's home in California. The American-born son of Japanese immigrants who passed away Wednesday is best remembered for defiantly refusing to voluntarily submit himself to US internment camps during...