The Vatican Thursday released the will and spiritual testament of Pope John Paul II . In the 15 page document the Pope left no material...

France's Foreign Minister Michel Barnier warned a 'no' vote in France's referendum on the European constitution will kill the treaty and create a crisis at the European Union ....

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit hears arguments Thursday on the legality of military commission trials of terror suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base . Last November, US District Judge James Robertson ordered...

Iraq's new presidential council , formally sworn-in on Thursday, has named Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari as interim prime minister replacing outgoing interim PM Iyad Allawi . The long-awaited announcement gives Iraq ...

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the much-criticized UN Commission on Human Rights Thursday that its declining credibility had "cast a shadow" over the whole United Nations and that the institution needed to frame a new permanent human...

An Act Concerning Marriage Equality, passed in the Connecticut Senate April 6, 2005 . Read the full text of the legislation. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan Wednesday ruled that the Department of Defense (DOD) can give troops anthrax vaccinations on a voluntary basis. The ruling comes after Sullivan halted mandatory shots last October [JURIST...

The Connecticut Senate approved legislation Wednesday recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples, becoming the first state legislature to voluntarily recognize the unions without court pressure. Vermont also recognizes civil unions, but did so only after a lawsuit...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 7.The US Senate convenes at 10 AM ET today. Watch a live webcast of the session.The US House ...

SB 436, An act relating to the protection of persons and property, passed by the Floroda Senate and the Florida House April 5, 2005 [giving citizens to the right to use guns at home or in public places if they...