Sudan officials announced Sunday that the nation will set up its own court to investigate and prosecute crimes committed during the uprising in Darfur . Last week the Sudan government backed down from...
In a move to gain support for a draft UN reform resolution introduced last month , Germany, Japan, Brazil and India - the so-called G4 group - have dropped their proposal to give veto power to any new...
When asked about the fate of the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay during a Fox News interview Wednesday, President Bush insisted that all prisoners there are being treated in accordance with international standards, but did say that...
In a 56-43 vote Wednesday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia . Browns...
Following up a story reported this morning in JURIST's Paper Chase, states have already begun responding to the US Supreme Court's decision to grant Congress the power to criminalize the growth and use of marijuana for personal...
A jury in the US District Court of Central California found Monday that computer giant Microsoft , infringed on a 1994 patent owned by Guatamalan inventor Carlos Amado, and ordered the company to pay $9.9...
Lea Fastow, wife of former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, was released from prison Monday after serving a one year sentence. Fastow, a former assistant treasurer at the Texas corporation, pleaded guilty last...
In some of his most pointed remarks since becoming pontiff in April, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against same-sex marriage , artificial birth control and divorce Monday while speaking to a group at Rome's St....
In response to ongoing reports of prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib prisons , the US Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) will hold hearings...
The Iraqi government announced Sunday that former dictator Saddam Hussein will face 12 charges at trial. Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kuba told reporters in a press conference that Hussein could have faced nearly 500 charges, but...
