Several members of the US House of Representatives Wednesday sharply criticized US internet companies for complying with the Chinese government's censorship requests at a Human Rights subcommittee hearing . The hearing was called after Microsoft ,...
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has backed off his pledge to push through legislation that would allow women to succeed to the royal throne for the first time since the 1700's. The bill...
The World Trade Organization has made a preliminary ruling that European Union restrictions on genetically engineered crops violate international trade rules. The United States, Canada, Argentina - which together grow 80 percent of all biotech...
The US Senate Monday began debate of controversial legislation that would create a privately-funded trust to compensate victims of asbestos exposure and shield companies from further liability. Under the Fairness in Asbestos...
Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Monday that the resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Directors to refer Iran to the UN Security Council was a "hasty...
British judge Rosalyn Higgins , a highly-respected legal scholar and international lawyer, was elected president of International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday, becoming the first woman to serve in that role. Higgins, the only...
The European Union will fund a program to establish appellate courts within the existing Turkish juridical system, EU officials announced Tuesday. At an estimated cost to the EU of 1.4 million euros, Turkish Ministry of Justice [official...
Ugandan court officials announced Wednesday that a jury has recommended that Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye , currently beset by several legal actions he claims are politically-motivated, be found not guilty of raping a...
A Chilean appeals court ruled Wednesday that former dictator Augusto Pinochet is healthy enough to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses stemming from the 1975 Operation Colombo massacre. The ruling, one...
The state that was once known as being "For Lovers" has come one step closer to formally banning same-sex marriage. The Virginia Senate Wednesday overwhemingly approved a bill that would allow voters to endorse a constitutional...
