The annual UN Treaty Event , celebrated yearly to promote universal participation in international treaties and agreements, concluded Wednesday after a number of states signed and ratified various treaties and conventions. This year's event,...
Under a new judicial dress code that took effect Wednesday, civil and family judges in the Judiciary of England and Wales will no longer wear wigs during court proceedings. The new dress...
Serbian President Boris Tadic refused to rule out partitioning parts of Kosovo , should other options regarding the resolution of a dispute between Serbia and the newly independent state fail. In an interview with Serbian television...
Judge Philip M. Pro of the US District Court for the District of Nevada issued an order Tuesday granting a plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and invalidating Nevada's so-called County Population Rule ...
Retired Quebec Justice John Gomery , the head of the now-concluded judicial inquiry into the federal sponsorship scandal , told the Canadian Club of Montreal Monday that he played no role in...
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition (APPG) released a legal opinion on Monday which examines UK governmental liability under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UK Human Rights...
The US Senate voted Saturday to approve spending legislation approving the expiration of a Congressional moratorium on offshore oil drilling . The spending bill, known as the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing...
Telecommunications executives told the US Senate Commerce Committee Thursday that their companies would refrain from using certain surveillance technology without users' permission but stopped short of endorsing legislation to outlaw the practice. The committee hearing to...
The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law this week released a guide addressing the legal rights of students seeking help for mental illness or emotional distress. The report, Campus Mental...
Western lawyers involved with the trial of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity in the Iraqi town of Dujail alleged in a New York...
