The executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UFCCC) , said Thursday that the United States and Australia want to participate in negotiations for a new global agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol [PDF...
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective
US, Australia willing to join talks on Kyoto accord replacement: UN official
READ MORE ▸
Iraq PM shielding officials from corruption probes: US congressman
READ MORE ▸
BP settles fraud, environmental crime lawsuits for over $370M
READ MORE ▸
Russia arrest of former Yukos exec violated rights convention: Europe court
READ MORE ▸
Cambodia seeking additional funding for Khmer Rouge tribunal
READ MORE ▸
Federal appeals court refuses to re-hear appeal of Illinois ex-governor Ryan
READ MORE ▸
House of Lords allows rights abuse lawsuits against Scotland prisons
READ MORE ▸
UN rights expert to investigate abuses allegations during Myanmar trip
READ MORE ▸
Italy court dismisses murder case against US soldier accused in Iraq shooting
READ MORE ▸
Bill giving children of illegal immigrants path to legal residency stalls in Senate
READ MORE ▸
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered that his approval be obtained before any government minister or official from the president's office be charged with corruption, the chair of the US House Committee on Oversight...
British Petroleum (BP) will pay approximately $373 million in fines and restitution to settle three separate claims against the corporation, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. BP will pay just over $300 million...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Russia's arrest and pre-trial detention of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev violated Lebedev's right to liberty and security under Article 5...
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told reporters Thursday that the joint Cambodia-UN tribunal that will try former Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide requires additional funds to extend its work into 2010. Although the Extraordinary Chambers in...
The full US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Thursday declined review of the August ruling of a three-judge Seventh Circuit panel affirming the conviction of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan on...
A judicial panel of the British House of Lords Wednesday narrowly ruled that Scottish subjects can pursue cases related to alleged human rights abuses of prisoners by the Scottish Prison Service occurring as...
UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said Wednesday that he will investigate alleged human rights abuses during his November visit to Myanmar. The visit will...
An Italian trial court on Thursday dismissed a criminal case against a US soldier accused of murdering an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, citing a lack of jurisdiction over the matter. Italian authorities had charged US Army Spc. Mario...
The US Senate voted Wednesday against proceeding to a final vote on the DREAM Act of 2007 , a bill that would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 [text; unofficial...
