An Ethiopian court on Monday dropped genocide and treason charges against more than 100 people charged involved in 2005 political protests, and released from prison 25 detainees, including several journalists, after acquitting them on all charges. Finding...
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians support having judges elected to the bench, the Globe and Mail reported Monday. According to a poll conducted by Globe and CTV, 63 percent of the respondents favored electing judges, with 24 percent strongly endorsing...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not consider the full archives from the war crimes tribunal at The Hague in making its finding that Serbia did not commit genocide during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have filed suit against five Jackson Hewitt franchises, seeking an injunction to bar the companies from preparing tax returns and alleging...
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will not speak to the media in violation of a court order, Hicks' lawyer said Wednesday. Despite statements by Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock that Australia cannot...
Human Rights groups REDRESS and the International Federation for Human Rights said Tuesday that the European Union should hold trials for the 37 Rwandan genocide suspects known to be living in European countries. The suspects have been...
Monica M. Goodling, on leave from her post as special counsel to the US Attorney General, told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that she will not speak to the committee about her role in last year's...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new privacy rules for telephone and wireless companies on Tuesday aimed at strengthening safeguards against pretexting , the disclosure of personal telephone records...
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock said Tuesday that the gag order placed on Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks as part of his plea agreement cannot be enforced once he returns to...
The president of Kyrgyzstan said Monday that the government will begin steps to amend the Kyrgyz constitution. At a meeting with government officials, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced the formation of a working group for...
