The Chinese Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly published new rules Sunday which broaden the definition of bribery to encompass arrangements where officials do not personally receive money, gifts, or favors...
The Appeals Court of Paris Friday struck down the CNE, contrat nouvelles embauches as a violation of international and basic French labor standards, dealing a setback to efforts by...
Bilal Abdulla, the driver of the burning vehicle involved in last weekend's attack on the Glasgow International Airport , appeared in court Saturday to face conspiracy to cause explosion charges for his alleged role in the...
US military judge Lt. Col. John Head ruled Friday that the refiling of charges in the court-martial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada after a February mistrial does not...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday rejected allegations made by a US Army officer previously involved in Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay that the CSRTs were pressured to declare detainees...
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court on Friday convicted former Pharmaceutical Registration Department Director Cao Wenzhuan of corruption and dereliction of duty for receiving approximately $316,000 in bribes from two pharmaceutical companies in exchange for certifying...
Italy's Superior Council of the Magistracy (CSM) , the country's top self-governing judiciary body, has accused the Italian Intelligence and Security Service (SISMI) under the government of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi [BBC profile; JURIST news...
Mizanur Rahman was convicted Thursday in a UK court of inciting murder during a February 2006 protest against the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad . Rahman, who has already been convicted for inciting...
US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga upheld torture charges Thursday against the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, Charles McArthur Emmanuel , rejecting Emmanuel's argument that a federal anti-torture statute [18 USC 2340A...
Lawyer Kenneth R. Feinberg was appointed Thursday to head the distribution effort of the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund established to aid victims and families of the April 16 massacre at Virginia Tech [JURIST...
