US President Bush has signed an executive order that places a White House-appointed policy administrator in all federal agencies responsible for developing and enforcing public health and safety, environmental, and civil rights policy. Under the order, which will...
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The European Union's Court of First Instance on Tuesday upheld a 10.35 million euro fine imposed on telecommunications operator France Telecom by the European Commission for violating EU antitrust rules...
Argentinean Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide said Monday that extraditing former Argentine President Isabel Peron from Spain could take more than a year, if it ever happens at all. Argentinean authorities are seeking Peron's return to Argentina [JURIST...
The US Marine Corps said Monday that it will launch an investigation into the leak of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) report on the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha [USMC timeline; JURIST news...
A former US contractor working for the US Department of Defense in Iraq received a nine-year prison sentence Monday and was told he must forfeit the $3.6 million he received for awarding contracts to...
The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga, decision on the confirmation of charges, transcript of oral ruling by the Pre-Trial Chamber, International Criminal Court, January 29, 2007. Read the full text of the hearing transcript and ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper...
Fewer Guantanamo Bay prisoners will be charged with war crimes this week than originally expected, chief prosecutor USAF Col. Moe Davis told Reuters Monday. Revised charges were expected to be filed against up...
Ali Hassan al-Majid , the cousin of Saddam Hussein also known to the Western media as "Chemical Ali," insisted before the Iraqi High Tribunal Monday that he should not be...
The European Commission (EC) said Monday that it will seek to keep restrictions on the US government's use of EU airline passenger information in the new agreement being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and...
Italian Justice Minister Clemente Mastella has said that he will refuse to vote for a proposed law that would give same-sex couples many of the rights that heterosexual couples enjoy....
