Chile staked a claim to a portion of Antarctica with the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) Monday after the United Kingdom made a similar claim to Antarctic land last week in the face of a May 2009 deadline. The Commission has also received claims from Russia, Brazil, Australia, Ireland, New [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that a German law protecting Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers is illegal , saying the law limits "the free movement of capital" and discourages foreign direct investment in Germany. The ruling could have a wider effect throughout EU member states because many governments have passed similar laws [...]

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) plan to subject former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks to a control order that would restrict his movements and communications as well as require him to check in with police once every year, according to Monday reports. Hicks said in May that he does not plan to challenge the legality [...]

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Monday utilized his power under the Real ID Act to circumvent a federal district court decision handed down last week that on environmental grounds ordered the delay of fence construction along part of the Arizona-Mexico border. Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle of the US District Court for the District of [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Monday chided the Canadian government for not doing enough to maintain Canada's reputation in the global community as an advocate for human rights . Arbour, a former Canadian Supreme Court justice, said at a diversity conference in Ottawa that her country's longstanding commitment to the protection and [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Monday upheld a 1999 conviction of French author Mathieu Lindon for defamation. In his book "The Trial of Jean-Marie Le Pen," Lindon suggested that France's far-right National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen bore responsibility for two 1995 murders committed by supporters of his party. Le Pen and the [...]

Myanmar agreed Monday to accept a visit by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro ahead of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit meetings next month. Pinheiro has been blocked from visiting Myanmar since 2003. The announcement came as UN special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari , continued his tour of the [...]

The Canadian government Monday introduced a new security certificates bill in the House of Commons in response to a February Supreme Court decision that gave it one year to re-write existing law or have that voided as unconstitutional. Security certificates allow the Canadian government to order the detention and deportation of foreign terrorist suspects in [...]

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not open a formal investigation into allegations that computer chip maker Intel offered unfair discounts to convince computer makers to buy its products over those made by rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , according to the New York Times Monday, citing unnamed officials and lawyers involved in the [...]

Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warlord Germain Katanga made an anticipated appearance in the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague Monday. Katanga, only the second criminal defendant to appear before the tribunal so far, is accused of ordering fighters under his command to "wipe out" the northeast Congolese village of Bogoro in [...]