The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday announced it has imposed an indefinite stay on the war crimes trial of Congolese ex-militia leader Thomas Lubanga . The court said it may...
The Supreme Court of Victoria Court of Appeal Monday upheld a December 2006 decision ordering a retrial of suspected terrorist Joseph Thomas , nicknamed "Jihad Jack" by the popular media. Thomas'...
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Sunday that parliament would continue the process to ratify the EU reform treaty , formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon , despite an Irish referendum...
A Burundi court Thursday released six former police officers convicted of killing a World Health Organization (WHO) official because two key witnesses against the accused escaped from custody. In May of 2005, four of the...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Friday said that the proposed version of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) , which will govern the legal status of US troops in Iraq beginning in 2009, violates...
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Monday dismissed a challenge to the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which provides for the discharge of openly gay service...
Human Rights Watch decried conditions at Guantanamo Bay as contrary to international norms of humane treatment in a report released Tuesday, saying that detainees face extreme isolation that can cause...
The Supreme Court of Virginia has upheld a woman's visitation rights regarding a child who was born to her former lesbian partner while the two were engaged in a same-sex union under Vermont law [Vermont...
Human Rights Watch Wednesday sharply criticized Egypt's decision to extend the country's emergency laws for a further two year period, saying the move "shows contempt for the rule of law." Emergency...
Terrorism cases should be tried in the US federal criminal court system , rather than by military tribunals or special terrorism courts, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights...
