The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders that a service provider cannot be held primarily liable in a...

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation that in a trust relationship between the government and a Native American tribe the government does...

The US Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court decision in Flores-Villar v. United States upholding a gender-based distinction in two former sections of the Immigration...

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called Monday on the international community to help improve workers' rights , during an address to the International Labor Organization (ILO) at its annual conference. She said...

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan to try six paramilitary forces in the shooting death of an unarmed man under the Pakistan Anti-Terrorism Ordinance of 1999 . On Friday, several paramilitary...

The World Justice Project on Monday released its second annual report ranking countries by their adherence to the rule of law. The Rule of Law Index (RLI) is a tool by which the...

Amnesty International (AI) called Friday for a halt to executions in Saudi Arabia , claiming there is often a lack of basic procedural due process. AI cited a disturbing increase in executions in...

Al Qaeda operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was killed last week by security forces at a checkpoint in Somalia. Mohammed was on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists Lists for his involvement in the 1998 US...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday signed legislation to compensate victims of the country's armed conflict. The Victims' and Land Restitution Law , approved by the Senate last month,...

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday rejected a proposal by an opposition party seeking a referendum to grant amnesty to those involved in a military coup in 2006. The referendum was proposed by the Pheu...