Colombia's Supreme Court exonerated a retired army colonel on Wednesday who had been found guilty of the forced disappearances of two people he escorted away from the 1985 Palace of Justice Siege, ordering the colonel's...

The National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria approved amendments to the Constitution on Wednesday to reform the judicial system. At a third reading of the proposed amendments, 189 legislators voted in favour,...

The European Commission on Tuesday reached an agreement on data protection regulations concerning how digital information is to be collected and managed across the EU. The EU Data Protection Reform was initiated in 2012...

The Japanese Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a law requiring married couples to have the same surname is constitutional. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of women who claimed the law amounted to...

New York officials on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement under which the state will overhaul its solitary confinement practices and procedures. The $62 million settlement comes in a lawsuit filed in 2012 by the New York Civil Liberties Union...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday issued an order preserving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that limit mercury emissions and other hazardous pollutants from...

A judge for the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday declared that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious injury, are not compatible with human...

Burkina Faso's highest court on Tuesday announced results from last month's elections, declaring Roch Marc Christian Kabore winner of the presidency. Kabore won with 53 percent of the vote , confirming provisional results released shortly after the November 29...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit on Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that found that a DC gun law requiring a concealed carry permit outside of the home may violate...

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday ordered a retrial for two senior Serbian officials acquitted of war crimes during the 1990s Balkans conflict. Jovica...