Ethics in Washington, et al., v. Richard B. Cheney, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, January 19, 2009 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Mexico v. United States of America, International Court of Justice, January 19, 2009 . Read the full text of the judgment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Monday that the trial of Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek-Eav , better known as "Duch", will begin February 17. Duch faces charges of murder and torture in addition to charges of crimes against humanity and violations of the Geneva Conventions. Duch is best known for [...]

Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) member John Stewart said Saturday that the commission will recommend the creation of a special tribunal to hear cases against those suspected of war crimes during the the country's 1989-2003 civil war. The TRC, which was established by the peace accord that ended the 14-year civil war, was created [...]

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Saturday announced it had transferred six detainees out of Guantanamo Bay . The detainees, four of whom were sent to Iraq, one to Algeria, and one to Afghanistan, were found to be eligible for transfer after what DOD called "a comprehensive series of review processes." About 245 detainees [...]

The Tehran Revolutionary Court announced Saturday that it has convicted four Iranians of being involved in an alleged US-supported plan to overthrow the Iranian government. The court said that the four men had confessed to planning to overthrow the Iranian government in cooperation with the US State Department and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) . Last Tuesday, [...]

Venezuela's National Assembly has prohibited private television stations from presenting live coverage of its debates, according to reports printed Saturday. The restriction came after Globovision broadcast live video of Deputy Hugo Marquez viewing images of women wearing bathing suits or less on a laptop computer during discussion of a constitutional amendment to abolish presidential term [...]

The Supreme Court of Nicaragua on Friday overturned the corruption conviction of former president Arnoldo Aleman. Aleman was convicted of money laundering and embezzlement in 2003, after being accused of taking up to $100 million from the Nicaraguan government. He had been sentenced to 20 years in prison, but had served only four years, with [...]

A Zimbabwe court ruled Friday that human rights activist and head of Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Jestina Mukoko can appeal her detention to the country's Supreme Court. Mukoko's claim that her detention violates her constitutional rights was allowed to go forward after Harare Magistrate Archie Wochiunga ruled that the state did not prove that her [...]

Lawyers for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced Friday that they will boycott impeachment proceedings against Blagojevich in the Illinois State Senate . The lawyers, Edward Genson, Sam Adam, and Sam Adam, Jr., will boycott the impeachment proceedings as a protest against Senate procedures they believe will rob Blagojevich of his due process rights. Genson called [...]