In a White House interview with Danish television that aired Thursday, US President George W. Bush said that agreeing to the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change would have "wrecked" the US...

France applied the controversial doctrine of "universal jurisdiction" that allows states to claim criminal jurisdiction over persons accused of committing crimes abroad for the first time Thursday in the trial of a Mauritanian military officer. Ely Ould...

Nigeria's Supreme Court Friday turned back a challenge to the legitimacy of the 2003 election victory of President Olusegun Obasanjo , affirming a lower court ruling and putting an end to a lawsuit over alleged vote...

The Bush administration indicated Thursday that it is against extending the current Terrorism Risk Insurance Act when it expires at the end of the year, saying it was meant to be temporary. The law was enacted after 9/11...

Hearst Communications, Inc., et al. v. Seattle Times Company, Supreme Court of the State of Washington, June 30, 2005 [ruling that the Seattle Times could count monetary losses it incurred during a 2000 strike in its effort to end its...

The UN Compensation Committee approved the final claims from victims of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Thursday, bringing the total award payments to $52.5 billion. The panel, which consists of the fifteen...

Terrorising the rule of law: the policy and practice of proscription, Statewatch and other UK human rights groups, June 30, 2005 [report denouncing the practice of "proscribing" — or labeling groups and individuals as terrorists — to criminalize their behavior...

Proyecto de ley por la que se modifica el código civil en material de derecho a contraer matrimonio, passed by the Spanish Congress of Deputies on June 30, 2005 [law legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same—sex couples to adopt and...

The Spanish Catholic Bishops Conference Thursday deplored the 187-147 vote by the country's Congress of Deputies to legalize same-sex marriage , calling for citizens to publicly oppose the law "through all legitimate means". In...

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, as expected, SEC Chairman William Donaldson officially stepped down today, having announced his resignation earlier this month . Donaldson steered the regulatory agency for the last two-plus years through...