The long-awaited debate over the fate of the judicial filibuster began Wednesday in the US Senate. Republican majority leader Senator Bill Frist opened the floor debate and accused the Democrats of using the...
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Following up on a story previously reported on JURIST's Paper Chase, a jury in West Palm Beach Florida has ordered investment giant Morgan Stanley to pay $850 million in punitive damages to billionaire investor Ronald Perelman . On...
Leading Wednesday's international brief, Spain officially ratified the EU Constitution today after the Spanish Senate voted 225 - 6 to approve the document. Spain held a non-binding referendum in...
The main opposition parties in Ivory Coast signed a deal Wednesday in Paris ahead of the general elections to be held later this year. The prospective alliance would see a distribution of power between the opposition groups if current...
Kuwait will begin cracking down on illegal weapon possession after an amnesty period ends on Thursday. In February, Kuwait passed a law giving police broad powers to search for unlicensed weapons. The law allows the...
Speaking publicly for the first time since her husband and mother were murdered , US District Judge Joan Lefkow on Wednesday asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to condemn public attacks against judges by...
The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained records from the US Army describing mock executions being used against Iraqi detainees, which are forbidden. An army captain ordered a detainee to...
A Palestinian court has thrown out election result in parts of Rafah , a town in the Gaza Strip where Hamas had made a strong showing. Supporters of the Fatah movement, led by President Mahmoud...
Cambodia's National Assembly came to an agreement with the US government Wednesday regarding the nonsurrender of current or former US government officials and employees to the International Criminal Court . The US Embassy in Phnom Penh...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled a new plan Tuesday to introduce national ID cards for the first time since World War II. The proposed ID cards, which would carry biometric details such as fingerprints...
