The UK Supreme Court held its first session Monday, hearing an appeal by a group of four terrorism suspects whose assets were frozen by the government. The new Supreme Court, created by the Constitutional...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the conviction of former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio on charges of insider trading. The Court denied...

Former INTERPOL president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Monday at the start of his trial in the Johannesburg High Court. Selebi...

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, et al., International Criminal Court, September 25, 2009 . Reported in...

A Canadian court on Friday sentenced a member of the "Toronto 18" to seven years in prison for his role in the plot to carry out terrorist attacks in Toronto. Ali Mohamed Dirie pleaded...

The US Supreme Court officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer , the Court heard...

Hamas leaders on Monday condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) for supporting Friday's decision by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to delay a vote on resolution adopting the recommendations of the UN Fact Finding...

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Sunday called for constitutional reform in Kenya before the next electoral cycle begins in 18 months. In addition to pressing for constitutional reform, Annan also said there was...

A German court ruled Friday that alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk can stand trial on accessory to murder charges that took place during World War II. The Munich Regional Court said that it...

A three-judge panel of the UK High Court strongly criticized the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Friday for its failure to properly setup an independent inquiry into claims that war crimes had been committed...