Franco Frattini , the EU commissioner for justice, freedom and security, has proposed that national governments of EU member states shift regulation of law enforcement cooperation, cross-border policing and basic rights for criminal suspects to the...
The Campaign Against Impunity , a group of 300 African and international civil society bodies, has urged the African Union Assembly to call on Senegal to try former Chad President Hissene Habre [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news...
A group of nine low-income citizens filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Wednesday seeking to enjoin legislation requiring proof of citizenship for Medicaid beneficiaries from taking...
Australian-born terror suspect David Hicks will serve his prison sentence in Australia if convicted by a US military commission at Guantanamo Bay , Australian Justice Minister Chris Ellison said...
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil lawsuit in federal court Wednesday alleging that at least six current and former employees of BP North America manipulated propane prices...
The Israeli military arrested seven Palestinian Cabinet ministers and some 20 lawmakers Thursday as tensions mounted between Israel and Palestinians sparked by the Sunday abduction of Israeli soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit in Gaza. Israel...
Indonesia is preparing to execute three men convicted in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings , a spokesman from the Indonesian Attorney General's office said Wednesday. Under Indonesian law, spokesman Wayan Pasek Suarte could not disclose the location or...
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit seeking an order compelling Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to stop visiting the Yasukuni war shrine , a shrine that honors all Japanese war dead, including war...
Nepalese officials have delayed the drafting of an interim constitution, which will allow Maoist rebels to join an interim government, for at least another two weeks, according to Laxman Prasad Aryal, a former Supreme Court Justice and leader of...
Guards at Guantanamo Bay found nooses in prisoners' cells after three detainees committed suicide earlier this month by hanging themselves using clothing and bed linens, according to the US detention center's commander. Rear Adm....
