The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution granting a one-year mandate extension for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through June 15, 2013. The Council left the...

The electoral victory of Enrique Pena Nieto of the Mexico's ruling party Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) was confirmed by a final vote count on Friday. Nieto, however, is still facing legal...

Argentina's Poder Judicial de la Nacion on Thursday sentenced two former Argentine dictators to a total of 65 years in prison for their involvement in the systematic kidnapping of babies from leftist...

The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Thursday began its hearing over claims that the country's prime minister's party is planning to amend the constitution, thereby threatening the monarchy. Opposition Democrats have accused that the party of Prime...

Chairman of the Chinese Democratic Party Albert Ho on Thursday challenged the election of Hong Kong's new leader Leung Chun-ying . Ho filed two separate lawsuits seeking to overturn the election...

The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) on Wednesday signaled to the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia that the group will appeal the court's decision to dismiss the SCV's legal challenge to...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday reported that it has transferred four individuals convicted for their involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the Republic of Mali [BBC...

A lawyer for the International Criminal Court (ICC) who was recently released from detention in Libya stated Friday that she did not believe Libya could hold a fair trial for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi [BBC profile; JURIST news...

The California Senate Thursday approved a bill that prevents local police officers from turning over a detained individual to federal immigration authorities unless the detainee has been convicted of a felony. The California Trust Act [AB 1081,...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution...