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Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A US federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Liberian commander known as "Jungle Jabbah" to 30 years in prison for defrauding the US immigration authorities and lying about...

The Fourth Federal Regional Court in Brazil on Wednesday denied another appeal from former president Lula da Silva . Lula was jailed earlier this month after losing an appeal to...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved $51.35 billion in funding on Thursday for state and foreign appropriations , including $10 million to help fund the UN...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday ruled 11-6 that unrestricted monitoring of an employee's communication by his or her employer constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Article...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictments of four Russian individuals in connection with hacking e-mail accounts on Wednesday. The DOJ indicted two members of the Russian intelligence agency FSB as well as two...

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that individuals cannot demand that their personal data be erased from company records. The court said the ruling came from the public need for legal certainty to protect third party...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy , Joseph Cannataci, presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemning modern-day surveillance legislation and expressing grave concerns regarding the threat to privacy...

Over the past several decades, advances in technology have impacted various aspects of society, ranging from economic growth to heath care and the arts. These developments are significant when viewed on a global scale, but the growing role of technology...

The number of data breaches and files stolen worldwide reached a record high in 2016, according to cyber security firm Risk Based Security Monday. Inga Goddijn , Risk Based Security's vice president, stated that...

Following Twitter's release of two warrantless surveillance orders published on Friday, some legal experts have said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may have overstepped current legal guidelines for acquiring certain internet data. The...