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Lawyers for former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien filed a motion in Canada's Federal Court Thursday to remove Justice John Gomery from the chairmanship of a judicial commission of inquiry [Gomery...

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will face trial in a reinforced metal cage, much like the one used for the character Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film, the Silence of the Lambs, London's Sun reports in its Monday edition....

The president of Germany's Constitutional Court said Sunday that despite the failure of past government efforts, the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party (NPD) could still be banned under German law, renewing interest in outlawing the...

Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Supreme Court of the United States, January 12, 2005, [ruling that a refugee living in the US could be deported after receiving a criminal conviction, even if their country of destination does not consent...

Brazil (official government site in Portuguese) has announced that it has received full approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency to begin producing enriched uranium. The IAEA and Brazil had been ironing out a deal to allow the country...

Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, must submit to questioning by Equatorial Guinea over his alleged involvement in a coup plot against the government, the South African High Court ruled Wednesday. The court upheld the...

Iranian judiciary officials announced Tuesday that a group of pro-reform journalists will stand trial next week on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic government. The journalists, who wrote for Internet-based news organizations or maintained web logs, have all...

The dispute over the election has developed into a constitutional crisis. With George W. Bush claiming victory and Al Gore refusing to concede, the election's outcome now seems destined to depend on judicial determination of complex and perhaps novel constitutional...