The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at the request of Senate Republicans. The vote on whether to send the...
A report on the closure of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , due to be presented to US President Barack Obama Tuesday, will be delayed for six months, officials reported Monday....
The Supreme Court of India refused Monday to suspend a lower court decision declaring India's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional while it hears an appeal. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court accepted a petition challenging...
The Criminal Chamber of Peru's Supreme Court on Monday convicted former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on corruption charges and sentenced him to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Fujimori was accused of paying former Peruvian Intelligence...
A US military study has recommended a complete overhaul of both the US-run and Afghan-run prisons in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Sunday. After prison conditions continued to deteriorate, and a January report by the UN...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday in favor of three organizations that had challenged the denial of a visa to a controversial Swiss Muslim scholar, reviving their claim. Tariq Ramadan...
Chinese officials from Beijing's Civil Affairs Bureau on Friday shut down the legal research center of the Gongmeng human rights group. Officials confiscated computers and other equipment, telling staff that the...
Former Boeing engineer Dongfan "Greg" Chung was convicted Thursday of stealing corporate trade secrets related to the US Space Shuttle program and turning them over to China in the first ever trial under the...
The Greek Parliament voted Wednesday to approve legislation that would create a DNA database and allow the use of surveillance cameras in fighting crime. The measure, supported by the ruling conservative New Democracy [party website,...
US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor reiterated her commitment to applying the law fairly to the facts of each case as members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee concluded their...
