The Mexican government is concerned that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's "Operation Linebacker," a pledge of $9.7 million to beef up security along the US-Mexico border, will lead to human rights violations. In a statement released late Wednesday,...
Following up on a report in JURIST's Paper Chase earlier today, Saddam Hussein will likely face charges of premeditated murder, torture and forced expulsion and disappearances for his alleged role in a 1982 massacre of Shiites...
Chaplains in the US Air Force will no longer subscribe to a code of ethics that endorses the evangelizing of service members not affiliated with any religion, Air Force officials have announced. The move comes in the...
In what some Iraqi officials are calling a "breakthrough," Shiite and Kurdish leaders of the Iraqi government have agreed to allow the country's parliament to review possible future amendments to the Iraqi constitution [JURIST news...
Israel is depriving Palestinians of their basic human rights using security as an excuse, a top United Nations official told reporters Tuesday. Hina Jilani , special representative of Secretary General Kofi Annan , accused Israel...
Twenty-four Danish citizens have brought suit against Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen , claiming his decision to go to war in Iraq violated Denmark's constitution. The plaintiffs allege that Rassmussen's decision to join the US-led coalition which...
Former media mogul Conrad Black is expected Tuesday to appeal an Ontario court's ruling that would allow his Canadian-based holding company Ravelston Corporation to face criminal fraud charges in the United States. Black's lawyers maintain that US...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Tuesday in several cases where the Court will consider the extent of the federal government's power to regulate the development of wetlands. The Court agreed to hear three separate cases, all...
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts , heard oral arguments Thursday on the issue of whether same-sex couples from out-of-state can marry in Massachusetts, the first state to legalize same-sex marriage . The court is deciding...
Former Bosnian President Ante Jelavic , who unsuccessfully tried to establish an autonomous Croat state within Bosnia, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years for embezzling money from a bank set up by Croat nationalists to fund the mini-state....
