Al-Zahrani, et al. v. Rumsfeld, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, February 16, 2010 [holding that claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought on behalf of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are barred by the...

United Nations Convention on Cluster Munitions, United Nations, ratified by the 30th country February 16, 2010 and scheduled to enter into force August 1, 2010 [banning the use, development, and production of cluster munitions; prescribing particular disposal/destruction methods for cluster...

Iranian official Mohammad Javad Larijani told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Monday that Iran is fulfilling its human rights obligations . Larijani also said that the nation has implemented long-term plans to protect human rights [Reuters...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview with the New York Times Sunday that he hopes to hold a civilian trial for accused 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ,...

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers boycotted the courts Monday in protest of the recent clash between President Asif Ali Zardari and the Supreme Court of Pakistan . Lawyers protested and boycotted the courts , refusing to attend court...

A Beijing court on Friday indicted Huang Guangyu, formerly China's richest man , with insider trading, bribery, and illegal business practices. The charges , brought by the Supreme People's Procuratorate come almost 15...

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos announced Monday that Spain will accept five detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . Spain had previously agreed to accept only two detainees, one Yemeni and...

The New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday sentenced five men for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. The five men are Australian citizens from Sydney and are of Lebanese, Libyan, and Bangladeshi descent. The lead conspirator...

Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Elections Canada, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, February 12, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has...

US lawmakers on Thursday called for legislation to mitigate the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision easing restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations. The proposal was put forth by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)...