Ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry declared Saturday that he is still the chief justice of the country's Supreme Court under Pakistan's constitution . Chaudhry made the statement during a lawyers'...
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Ousted Pakistan chief justice claims continued constitutional authority
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Captured Congo rebel leader faces uncertain legal fate after Rwanda arrest
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Malaysia seeking return of 2 Guantanamo detainees
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Federal appeals court rejects Whole Foods bid to block FTC merger review
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Obama repeals international abortion funding restriction
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Second Circuit denies defense bid for rehearing in 1998 US embassy bombing case
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Israel PM asks justice minister to build defense against Gaza war crimes claims
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War crimes probe of South Ossetia conflict urged again
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Iraq officials announce reopening of Abu Ghraib prison
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Obama orders immediate review of al-Marri detention in US
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The legal fate of captured Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel leader Laurent Nkunda remained unclear Saturday, days after his surprise arrest in Rwanda. Nkunda was apprehended Thursday near the border with the DRC after a joint...
The government of Malaysia has asked the United States to permit its security officials to meet with two Malaysian citizens being held in Guantanamo Bay , according to state media Saturday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday rejected a complaint filed by high-end grocer Whole Foods Market against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last...
US President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Friday repealing a ban on federal funding for international family planning programs that provide or give out information and counseling about abortion . The...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday denied a petition for rehearing in the case of Wadih El-Hage who was convicted of the 1998 bombing of two US embassies...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday placed justice minister Daniel Friedman in charge of defending Israel against war crimes charges stemming from the conflict in Gaza . Olmert appointed Friedman to head an...
Both Russia and Georgia must investigate possible violations of the laws of war during and after the week-long South Ossetia conflict in August 2008, according to a report released Friday by Human...
The prison formerly known as Abu-Ghraib will be reopened as soon as renovations are completed, and will be renamed Baghdad Central Prison, officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Justice in Baghdad announced on Thursday....
US President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a review of the detention of Qatar national Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri . Al-Marri is the only individual currently being held on US soil by...
