The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that the dissolution of a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses by a Russian court violates Articles 9 and 11 of the European Convention on Human...
US Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling on the Rwandan government to release detained US lawyer and JURIST Forum contributor Peter Erlinder [professional profile;...
The Taiwan High Court on Friday reduced the life sentence of former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian to 20 years, finding that he had not embezzled as...
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday criticized the country's ban on several Google services, calling for officials to find a legal way to restore access. Gul, in messages posted to his...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for new oil pollution laws in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Speaking at a meeting of congressional leaders from both...
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the city could withhold documents related to the arrest of 1,800 protesters during the 2004 Republican National Convention. In...
California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 14 , which alters the primary election system, creating an open primary where only the top two vote-getters would advance to the general election. The ballot initiative was approved by 54.2 percent ...
US Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Wednesday introduced legislation intended to reduce foreign oil dependence and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Practical Energy and Climate Plan of 2010 would reduce foreign oil...
The Bolivian National Congress on Tuesday approved legislation that would create an independent justice system for indigenous communities. The Law of Judicial Authority, passed by the Chamber of Deputies [official website,...
World peace has declined over the past year due to a global increase in homicides and violent crime, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI) published Tuesday. The GPI measures countries' relative peacefulness on a rubric of...
