During a press briefing on Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Iraq would be making a "terrible mistake" if it severely limited women's rights, as hinted by a leaked draft of their new...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia want to reopen their case against former Yugloslav President Slobodan Milosevic to present new evidence, including a video of the Srebrenica...
Britain began negotiations with Jordan on Wednesday regarding the deportation of anyone who condones or incites terrorism, a new policy recommended after the London bombings . Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke of a need to keep such individuals...
Following the deaths by gunfire of two prominent Sunnis involved in the constitution drafting process earlier this week, Sunni Arabs decided Thursday to continue boycotting the drafting committee, putting in jeopardy the August deadline set for the...
Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, signed into law July 20, 2005 [bill authorizing same-sex marraige across Canada, introduced after courts in seven provinces ruled that the country's traditional definition of...
Jurors in the trial of 5 former Enron Corp. broadband executives Wednesday acquitted three on some charges, including insider trading, money laundering, conspiracy and security and wire fraud, but failed to reach a verdict on the...
Following up on a story reported this morning in JURISTs Paper Chase, AP is reporting that in the absence of the Canadian Governor General, Canadian Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has signed Bill C-38 into...
Two just-released Guantanamo Bay detainees told reporters Wednesday that more than 180 prisoners at the US detention facility in Cuba are 14 days or so into a hunger strike. Habir Russol and Moheb Ullah Borekzai, both...
Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has told reporters that while she approves of President Bushs decision to nominate federal appeals court judge John Roberts to replace her on the US Supreme Court , she's somewhat disappointed that...
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) will pay $125 million to settle with US regulators. The SEC and the state of New York accused CIBC of lending money to...