The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a partially redacted opinion Wednesday denying habeas corpus relief to Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah [JURIST...
The Turkish Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled portions of the government-approved constitutional amendments aimed at limiting the power of the judiciary and bringing the traditionally-secular military and judiciary under government...
A complaint was filed with the Dutch prosecutor's office on Tuesday alleging that three Dutch soldiers, operating as UN peacekeepers, were complicit in the commission of war crimes and genocide during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news...
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced Wednesday that Germany would accept two detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The announcement came after months of negotiations with the Obama administration, which...
An Australian court on Wednesday ordered four companies and the captain of a cargo ship to stand trial over a 2009 oil spill that resulted in more than 53,000 gallons of oil being spilled into the coastal...
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle (R) on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions . The bill, which would have conferred upon homosexual and...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Tuesday that several Israeli soldiers will face disciplinary action for their role in the 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza strip. The announcement...
Sri Lankan pro-government protesters on Tuesday demanded the UN end plans to have an international panel investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . The protesters,...
The Thai government on Tuesday extended the state of emergency in Bangkok and 18 provinces for another three months based on claims of continuing unrest related to the country's latest round of political violence . Thai Prime...
US President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday imposing a new round of sanctions on Iran for failure to disband the nation's uranium enrichment program. Under the new legislation, sanctions will be imposed against parties investing...
