Joint Statement of the European Union and its Member States and the United States of America on the Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility and Future Counterterrorism Cooperation, based on Shared Values, International Law, and Respect for the Rule of Law and Human Rights, Council of the European Union, June 15, 2009 . Reported [...]

Kingdom of Cambodia v. Kaing Guek Eav, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, June 15, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Cambodia v KGE

Nijhawan v. Holder, US Attorney General, June 15, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Nijhawan v Holder

Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, US Supreme Court, June 15, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Polar Tankers Inc v City of Valdez –

Mongerson v. Mongerson, Supreme Court of Georgia, June 15, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Mongerson v Mongerson

The Council of the European Union and the US jointly released a statement Monday outlining the terms of agreement for EU countries planning to accept Guantanamo Bay detainees. Affirming that the US is primarily responsible for the closure of the detention facility and finding residences for former detainees, the EU welcomed recent actions taken by [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a challenge to the construction of a fence along the US-Mexico border . The Court denied certiorari in County of El Paso, Texas v. Napolitano , in which it was asked to consider whether the grant of authority to the secretary of the Department of Homeland [...]

Former spokeswoman for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Florence Hartmann went on trial Monday to face accusations of contempt for allegedly publishing details of tribunal proceedings. Hartmann is specifically charged with contempt of the tribunal in violation of procedural Rule 77(A)(ii) for "knowingly and willingly disclosing information in knowing violation of [...]

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) ruled Monday that former Khmer Rogue leader Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," has been detained unlawfully for the past 10 years, but denied a defense request for his release. The defense had requested the release for the duration of his trial in light [...]

The US Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases Monday. The Court ruled 7-2 in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez that a municipal tax that falls exclusively on large vessels in the city’s harbor violates the Tonnage Clause (Art 1 § 10 cl 3) of the US Constitution . The city of Valdez, Alaska, [...]