British lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks have threatened legal action to compel the UK Home Office to grant him citizenship. Hicks applied for British citizenship on the grounds that...

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei have been awarded the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize , the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this morning. The Committee cited the IAEA and its sometimes-embattled...

Hirst v. the United Kingdom, European Court of Human Rights, October 6, 2005 ....

The UN Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of Congo William Swing said in a press conference Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for five leaders of the...

In Thursday's environmental law news, the China State Council has issued a set of regulations regarding the safety, handling and reporting procedures for radioactive isotope and radiation devices. The procedures govern both...

Democratic senators Thursday urged US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to open a criminal investigation into the Armstrong Williams education scandal . The controversy stems from an agreement between the Bush administration and conservative commentator...

In a letter sent Thursday to opposition colleagues, UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke amended a three-week old proposal to criminalize a broad range of activities that could be interpreted as “glorifying” terrorism. The proposal...

Leading Thursday's states brief, the Michigan Senate voted to approve two resolutions today that would prevent taxpayer money from being spent on same-sex benefits until the state Supreme Court decides whether a lower court ruling allowing public...

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts , heard oral arguments Thursday on the issue of whether same-sex couples from out-of-state can marry in Massachusetts, the first state to legalize same-sex marriage . The court is deciding...

AP is reporting that presidential adviser Karl Rove has agreed to provide additional testimony in the investigation into how CIA officer Valerie Plame's name was leaked. Rove will testify before a grand jury without a guarantee that he won't...