A new photograph of detainees from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was released by the ACLU Tuesday after having been turned over by the US Department of Defense (DOD) pursuant to a federal court...

The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate introduced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would allow the country's president and state governors to seek a third term in office. Nigeria's constitution currently permits two four-year terms,...

Haiti's interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has asked the country's High Court of Accounts and Administrative Disputes to conduct an investigation into the finances of all government officials and aides to address allegations of corruption and mismanagement....

Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the UK Environment Agency has been found guilty of polluting the waters of the Barle River, a tributary of the Exe in Devon. The pollution consisted of hazardous chemicals from cement waste...

The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit against former US Rep. Cass Ballenger which was brought by an American Muslim civil rights group. The Council on American-Islamic...

JURIST has been nominated for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2006. Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times and presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts...

Human Rights Watch has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to release hundreds of political opponents and reporters who have been arrested in recent months as part of a government crackdown on...

The family of a man convicted for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings said they will not pursue clemency on his behalf, allowing the Indonesian government to carry out his death sentence, according to a spokesman for the...

A jury on Tuesday awarded $9 million in punitive damages to a New Jersey man who sued pharmaceutical giant Merck on grounds that his prolonged use of the drug Vioxx [Merck Vioxx Information Center website; JURIST news...

A Turkish court on Tuesday dropped criminal charges against four journalists over reports critical of a court opinion last fall, but the court upheld charges against a fifth journalist. The court dismissed charges against the four because...