The Indian Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will reconsider a 1996 ruling allowing former employees of US chemical producer Union Carbide accused in relation to the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster [BBC...

Federal judges responsible for handling Social Security disability claims and immigration hearings are petitioning for increased security measures after data released Monday shows they have been the targets of numerous threats . According to the report released...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the US government's authority to conduct "targeted killings" against suspected terrorists. The ACLU and CCR allege that...

The Sri Lankan cabinet on Monday approved proposed constitutional reforms that would permit current President Mahinda Rajapaksa to seek an unlimited number of terms in office. The current number of terms for the executive, codified...

Defense lawyers for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba argued before the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday that Bemba lacks the financial resources to ensure a fair trial...

A forthcoming UN report claims that troops from Rwanda and allied rebels committed crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could be classified as genocide if proven by the appropriate court, according to media...

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove any mention of Arizona and its passage of SB 1070 from a human rights report [text, PDF;...

Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi has been named by multiple Iranian news sources as one of three top judicial officials who were suspended in connection with the torture deaths of three detained protesters, multiple Iranian media outlets reported ...

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Sunday urged Kenya to reaffirm its commitment to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it welcomed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [case materials; JURIST news...

Microsoft Corporation on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas finding that the...