Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme, US Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Inspector General, released September 2, 2009 [reporting that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a number of missteps...
Warman, et al. v. Lemire, et al., Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, September 2, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has...
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of political officials to discuss potential changes to the country's constitution, one day after the Constitutional Court ...
A Thai criminal court has sentenced political activist Darunee Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison for insulting the royal family. Darunee was convicted last Friday on charges of violating Thailand's lese majeste ...
The Scottish Parliament voted 73-50 Wednesday to condemn last month's decision by Scottish Justice Minister Kennny MacAskill to release to Libya convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al...
The Federal Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic may appeal his extradition to Croatia, finding a real chance of prejudice if the extradition were carried out....
The Commonwealth of Nations on Tuesday suspended the island nation of Fiji from its organization because it failed to meet the September 1 deadline for reinstating a constitutional democracy and opening a...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced Tuesday that a group of 91 countries have reached an agreement on the final text of the first ever treaty to combat illegal fishing. The...
Lawyers for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former State Department official seeking diplomatic immunity against Italian charges of...
The Taipei District Court sentenced former Taiwanese first lady Wu Shu-Chen to one year in prison for obstructing justice in a corruption case against her. Wu Shu-Chen, wife of embattled former president Chen Shui-bian [JURIST...