European Union (Amendment) Bill and the Lisbon Treaty: Implications for the UK Constitution, UK House of Lords Constitution Committee, March 28, 2008 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Tenth report of the International Independent Investigation Commission established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005), 1686 (2006), and 1748 (2007), March 28, 2006 . Read the full text of the report . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Both houses of the UK parliament should approve any UK government proposal to opt-in or opt-out of certain policy provisions of the EU reform treaty , formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon , the UK House of Lords Constitution Committee concluded Friday in a 124-page report on the implications of the treaty for the [...]

A criminal network may have been responsible for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) said Friday. In a press briefing on its latest report , the IIIC said that this network continued to operate after the assassination and may be involved with other [...]

Executive Order 08-01: Illegal Immigration Control Order, Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri, March 27, 2008 . Read the full text of the executive order . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned a film made by far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders that criticizes the Koran, calling it "offensively anti-Islamic." In a statement , Ban said: I condemn, in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders' offensively anti-Islamic film. There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. [...]

Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila pleaded not guilty Friday to 19 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing, and other crimes. The charges stem from alleged violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act during Vila's 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 campaigns to become Puerto Rico's Resident [...]

US military prosecutors Friday dropped all charges against a US Marine charged in connection with the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005. Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum had been charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and aggravated assault, but a US Marine Corps statement said the charges were dropped "in order [...]

Over 100 protesters rallied near a United Nations facility in Kathmandu on Friday, demonstrating against China's recent crackdown on pro-Tibet protests . Nepalese police arrested around 60 protesters, while about 20 others, reportedly Tibetan high school students, scaled the walls of the compound and peacefully demonstrated inside. Police asked for the group inside the compound [...]

Chad's Higher Judicial Council on Friday recommended that Chadian President Idriss Deby pardon six French aid workers convicted in Chad in December of attempting to kidnap 103 African children. Deby said earlier this month that he may pardon the aid workers within weeks , but that he was waiting for an official request from France. [...]