The Grand Bench (en banc panel) of the Supreme Court of Japan ruled Wednesday that a clause of the country's Public Offices Election Law restricting the voting rights of Japanese nationals living abroad is unconstitutional....
In the third day of his Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday, US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said that Congress has the right to counter decisions made by the Supreme Court, including the controversial ruling...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the sovereignty of Indian tribes Tuesday by ruling that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over decisions regarding who is entitled to membership in a tribe. The...
Iraqi Justice Minister Abdul Hussein Shandal has criticized the US military for arresting and detaining Iraqi citizens and journalists without bringing charges against them, and is calling for either amendment or discontinuation of a UN Security Council resolution [JURIST...
A federal judge has ruled that correction officers in Fresno California violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations by not properly informing twelve Mexican defendants of their right to contact the Mexican Consulate after their arrests on drug...
The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that the European Union can require member states to criminally prosecute companies that violate EU environmental laws. The decision was made in response to a...
Sunni Arab negotiators Tuesday requested that the UN guarantee a fair referendum on the draft Iraqi constitution , while expressing frustration and rejecting the latest version of the charter. Sunni negotiator Hussein al Falluji...
Intensive talks directed at salvaging a consensus draft document for the 2005 United Nations World Summit broke down Monday over differences on human rights and management reform, according to a spokesman for the US UN mission [official...
The UN investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri moved to Syria Monday, after Lebanon charged four pro-Syrian generals with planning Hariri's death earlier this month. Chief UN investigator Detlev Mehlis...
The Texas Supreme Court has issued an order allowing lawyers from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama displaced by Hurricane Katrina to practice law in Texas for 30 days. The temporary order will put...
