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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has denied complaints that controversial new anti-terrorism proposals were "authoritarian" and would limit freedom of the press. Part of the plan includes allowing a 7-year prison sentence...

JURIST Special Guest Columnist Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and recently the sole dissenter among Australian state and territorial leaders against strict new anti-terrorism legislation proposed by Australian Prime Minister John Howard, says the anti-terror...

Anti-terrorism Bill 2005 , Commonwealth of Australia. Posted online by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, October 14, 2005. Review the full text of the draft legislation . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.ALSO ON JURIST Topic: Terrorism | Topic: Australia...

Counter-terrorism Legislation and Practice: A Survey of Selected Countries, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, October 12, 2005 . Read the full text of the survey . Reported...

The British government introduced a tough new anti-terror bill in the House of Commons Wednesday, bringing forward measures anticipated since soon after the July 7 London bombings that killed 52 commuters. Among...

Guy Mansfield QC , chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales , told the Commonwealth Law Conference Monday that suspected terrorists must not be denied their legal and human rights. Mansfield said [prepared remarks,...

Four tobacco companies have filed suit against the state of Kentucky for violating the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) made between 46 states and more than 40 tobacco companies, regulating payments to states and restrictions on tobacco...

Under new antiterrorism measures announced last week by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, UK police Thursday detained 10 foreigners, from countries including Jordan, Lebanon, and Algeria, who have been deemed to pose a security threat and scheduled...

Leading Tuesday's states brief, the ACLU filed a lawsuit today against North Carolina asking the court to rule that a "holy scripture" suitable for oath administration includes the religious texts of Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and other non-Christian...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed legislation today that increases school funding by $148.4 million for the upcoming school year and prohibits any state court handling a lawsuit over school funding...