The Chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt , Adly Mansour , on Thursday took the oath to become the interim head of state after the Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile;...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the 2011 convictions and sentences of three former Wall Street traders who were charged in a broad crackdown on insider trading which has...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a lower court decision that had allowed authors challenging Google's digital books project to sue as a group . Google has scanned...
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday that the government plans to put Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason. Sharif did not officially declare that the government was filing...
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to strengthen efforts to end impunity for sexual violence affecting not only large numbers of women and girls, but also men and boys....
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the war crimes trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta . The new trial date was set with consideration toward the defense's need for...
The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Nazif . Nazif was convicted of corruption in July 2011 and sentenced to one year in jail. In September Nazif...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Monday upheld the mandatory retirement provision for judicial officers. The complaint , originally filed by six Pennsylvania judges, alleged that the mandatory retirement provision in the Pennsylvania Constitution...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Monday released summary findings concluding that the use of the death penalty in California and Louisiana violates human rights. The...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Thursday used a presidential decree to bypass parliament in order to make changes to electoral laws in compliance with the Constitutional Court's order to hold elections by July 31....
