UK Attorney General Janet Scotland pledged to improve Britain's policies on combating fraud and corruption in an interview published Monday in the Financial Times . Scotland's comments came in response to accusations that the country's...

A Cambodian court ruled Tuesday that opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua is guilty of defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen , ordering her to pay nearly USD $4000 in fines and restitution. The Phnom Penh Municipal...

An Iranian official confirmed Tuesday the arrest of three US citizens who entered the country on Saturday from Iraq's Kuridish region, according to a state media report . The Americans, who possessed Iraqi and Syrian visas, have been...

Several cases involving Guantanamo Bay detainees have been assigned to federal prosecutors in Washington DC, New York, and Virginia, the Associated Press reported Monday. White House officials reportedly said that Attorney General Eric Holder...

United States v. Thielemann, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, August 3, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday charged Bank of America with misleading investors regarding billions of dollars paid to Merrill Lynch executives during the acquisition of the firm....

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a new four-year term, saying that his election was a vote toward combating poverty, corruption,...

Kenya should establish an independent tribunal to prosecute those believed to be responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya in late 2007 and early 2008 instead of relying on its own judicial system, Human Rights...

A Malaysian court charged 29 protesters on Monday for their alleged involvement in weekend rallies against the country's Internal Security Act (ISA) . The law, which allows indefinite detainment without trial, was protested by an estimated...

Japan began its first trial under the new lay judge system at the Tokyo District Court on Monday. Katsuyoshi Fujii is on trial for the murder of his neighbor, a South Korean woman. The proceedings...