A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, US Senate, approved [...]

In re: HealthSouth Corporation Securities Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, June 17, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. In re HealthSouth Corp

The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act, Rhode Island General Assembly, re-passed over governor's veto June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Medical Marijuana Bill

Trafficking in Persons Report 2009, US Department of State, June 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Trafficking of Humans Report 2009

Chinese state media reported Tuesday that Beijing is ready to switch from gunshot executions of condemned prisoners to lethal injections . A spokesperson for the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said that lethal injection is "cleaner, safer, and more convenient." China Daily reports that a facility has been prepared and that judicial police and medical staff [...]

War crimes suspects entering or residing in the UK are often immune from prosecution for their acts, according to a report released Monday by Aegis Trust . The report refers to a "significant number" of alleged war criminals and perpetrators of genocide in the UK that hail from Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Zimbabwe, [...]

US Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) introduced a bill Monday to reform the 2005 Real ID Act and enhance the security of driver's licenses. The Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009 (PASS ID) seeks to implement recommendations from the 9/11 commission concerning standards for the issuance of personal identification and would replace [...]

Kenyan prosecutors have charged 17 Somalis with piracy . The men, arrested by US Naval forces in the Gulf of Aden in May, were turned over to the Kenyan authorities last Wednesday and charged Thursday. Also last week, the Swedish Navy turned over seven suspected Somali pirates to Kenyan authorities. The European Union (EU) and [...]

Peruvian Prime Minister Yehude Simon announced Monday that the Executive Branch would ask the Peruvian Congress to repeal controversial land laws that led to indigenous protests and violent clashes last week when police attempted to disperse groups blocking access routes. Last week, the congress temporarily suspended legislative decree 1090, the Forest and Wild Fauna Law [...]

Former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky called for a reform of Russia's court system in an article published Monday in the weekly magazine Kommersant Vlast . The jailed former Yukos chief executive said that putting an end to corruption and political pressure should be a governmental priority and is crucial for Russia's future. Khodorkovsky argued that, [...]