JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that even though the recent indictment of sitting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Darfur might appear to provide a precedent for indicting US President George W. Bush for alleged war [...]

Frank O'Donnell : "The Clean Air Interstate Rule was the foundation of the Bush administration's air pollution policy, and that foundation has now been blown to smithereens. Its demise will mean that tens of millions of Americans will be breathing dirty air for a longer time. Particularly reprehensible in this affair is the behavior of [...]

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved new rules for home mortgage loans designed to reduce unfair lending practices and increase consumer protection. The new rule amends the Truth in Lending Act to include prohibitions against granting loans without a verification of the borrower's ability to repay, bans on some debt prepayment penalties and requirements [...]

A New York district court judge ruled Monday that Internet auction house eBay is not required to actively monitor its website for the sale of counterfeit goods. The decision comes in a case brought by jeweler Tiffany & Company , alleging that eBay diluted its trademark by facilitating the sale of "copycat" Tiffany jewelry. EBay [...]

Five men involved in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic planes leaving a London airport pleaded guilty to lesser conspiracy charges Monday in London's Woolwich Crown Court . Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar, and Tanvir Hussain admitted that they planned to set off bombs but insisted that their only intention was to create a [...]

Protesters led by Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy petitioned the country's National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) Monday, asking it to bring new corruption charges against government officials and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The protesters are seeking new charges against the government for allegedly granting Cambodia full claim to a historic temple in exchange [...]

US President George W. Bush issued a memorandum Monday to the Secretary of the Interior, lifting an executive ban on offshore oil drilling put in place in 1990 by then-President George H. W. Bush. Monday's action will have little practical effect because offshore drilling is still prohibited by a longstanding congressional moratorium. The limitation on [...]

Canadian government leaders reached an agreement with Nova Scotian officials on Sunday which requires the Canadian government to pay the province $235 million CAD for lost profits from prior government offshore oil and gas projects. In 1980, the Canadian government obtained the right to buy partial ownership in private Canadian oil and gas projects, including [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo applied for an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes for atrocities committed in the country's Darfur region . The application follows a three-year investigation into atrocities and genocide in Darfur that began with the referral [...]

The Supreme Court of Switzerland Monday ruled that Doctors without Borders (MSF) must repay the Dutch government for its share of a ransom paid to secure the release of a MSF official. MSF's former Dagestan head was kidnapped in 2002 , and his abductors demanded 1 million euros in ransom. The Dutch government contributed 770,000 [...]