Her Majesty v. Khawaja, Ontario Superior Court, October 24, 2006 . Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Canadian Justice Minister Vic Toews said Wednesday that the Canadian government will review and perhaps appeal an Ontario Superior Court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act . In its decision Tuesday, the Ontario court held that the section of the Anti-Terrorism Act that defines "terrorism" is unconstitutionally vague [...]

Prosecutors in Argentina argued before an Argentinean federal judge Wednesday that he should authorize the arrest of several Iranian officials for their alleged roles the AMIA Jewish cultural center bombing that killed 85 people and wounded over 200 more in Buenos Aries in 1994. Most notably, prosecutors asked the judge to order the arrest of [...]

Quebec Justice John Gomery told CBC News Wednesday that his recent recommendations on limiting government corruption and abuse of power in the wake of the federal sponsorship scandal have been lost in a "black hole" due to the inaction of Canada's Conservative Party government, which took power from the Liberals in a January election. According [...]

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday postponed the trial of Serbian war crimes suspect and former nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj previously scheduled to begin on November 2, citing concerns that Seselj might not have time to adequately prepare a defense. An appeals panel of the court granted permission for Seselj [...]

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that same-sex couples in the state must be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples, and said that the state legislature must decide whether New Jersey will recognize same-sex marriage or another form of civil unions. In a case brought by seven same-sex couples who argued that [...]

Russian officials investigating the October 7 death of reporter Anna Politkovskaya are focusing their probe on former police officers who Politkovskaya linked to the killing and torture of Chechen civilians, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Wednesday. According to the article, investigators followed up on sightings of two former police officers linked to the abuses, including Sergei [...]

Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley announced Wednesday that government officials have requested a probe into allegations that former Chile dictator Augusto Pinochet stashed approximately nine tons of gold in a Hong Kong bank, as reported by El Mercurio . Pinochet's lawyer vehemently denied the rumors, which Foxley called "grave." The State Defense Council , the [...]

An internal memo circulated in the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office has called for an immediate investigation into possible criminal actions taken by Prime Minister Ehmud Olmert involving bids on a controlling interest in a bank stretching back to 2005. Olmert is suspected of accepting bribery since a friend seeking approval of his bid overpaid for [...]

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday held that state charter or community schools are valid and the statute authorizing them is constitutional "on its face and as applied." Chapter 3314 of the Ohio Revised Code allows the state legislature to fund charter schools, which have grown from 15 to 250 statewide since the law's [...]