Rwanda's community-based genocide courts have charged 14,885 of their own judges with genocide, according to the department in charge of managing the system. The Gacaca courts were created three years ago to accelerate genocide trial...

In the third day of his Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday, US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said that Congress has the right to counter decisions made by the Supreme Court, including the controversial ruling...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the sovereignty of Indian tribes Tuesday by ruling that federal courts do not have jurisdiction over decisions regarding who is entitled to membership in a tribe. The...

Draft outcome document for the UN 2005 World Summit, September 14-16 2004; approved by the UN General Assembly, September 13, 2005. Read the full text of the document . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Iraqi Justice Minister Abdul Hussein Shandal has criticized the US military for arresting and detaining Iraqi citizens and journalists without bringing charges against them, and is calling for either amendment or discontinuation of a UN Security Council resolution [JURIST...

Last-minute amendments to Iraq's draft constitution were finalized Wednesday, according to National Assembly deputy speaker Hussein al-Shahristani, who said the final document has been given to the UN for printing and distribution to the Iraqi people....

Transcript of Day 2 of confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States, US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 13, 2005. Read the full text transcript as provided to AP by by CQ...

The official in charge of European Union expansion said Tuesday that Turkey is deliberately provoking them by choosing to hold the trial of Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk at the same time as an EU...

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Sredoje Lukic, indicted in 2000 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia surrendered to Serb authorities in Bosnia Tuesday. Lukic is charged with cruel and inhumane acts against non-Serbs,...

Capt. Christopher M. Beiring, an army officer from the 377th Military Police Company, was charged Tuesday with dereliction of duty and making a false official statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into prisoner abuse at the Bagram Air...