Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be released from detention Monday to seek US treatment for health issues including high blood pressure and severe ear and eye conditions. Bangladesh's emergency government charged Hasina...
The Pentagon has said that an additional 108 military lawyers and paralegals will be assigned to work on the cases of prisoners detained at Guantanamo Bay , twice the current number. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann...
The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Monday, including Allison Engine v. United States , where the Court ruled that the Federal False Claims Act is not limited...
Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler, the military defense lawyer for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr (DOD materials; JURIST news archive] said Sunday that personnel at Guantanamo Bay were ordered to destroy hand-written notes made during the interrogations of...
Members of the Pakistan lawyers' movement Monday followed through on last month's promise to protest from city to city in a call for the restoration of judges ousted by President...
The president of Sudan has refused to arrest or turn over two Sudanese war-crimes suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The ICC issued arrest warrants in April 2007 for Minister for Humanitarian Affairs...
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) officials released a "charge sheet" Sunday against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf amid renewed calls from political leaders for his impeachment or outright resignation. The 10-point charge sheet details instances when...
Turkish parliamentary speaker Koksal Toptan called Saturday for changes to the structure of Turkey's parliament and constitution in the aftermath of a decision earlier this week by the Constitutional Court of Turkey...
The CEO of Exxon Mobil , Rex Tillerson , said Saturday that Russia needs to make changes to its judicial system in order to attract foreign investment. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) [official...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun a formal antitrust investigation of US computer chip manufacturer Intel Corporation . Intel's chip manufacturing rival, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has claimed for...