The Himalayan nation of Bhutan , population 530,000, released the text of a proposed new constitution over the weekend that would transform the system of government from a Constitutional Monarchy into a two-party representative democracy. Bhutan has slowly...

Legal experts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will join other high level OSCE officials already in Kyrgyzstan early this week to attempt to resolve the country's current electoral crisis. Kyrgyzstan ...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 28.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In San Remo...

Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said Sunday that Sudan would reject any UN resolution calling for the prosecution of Sudanese nationals suspected of war crimes in a court abroad. The UN Security Council is expected to...

France's largest Muslim organization, the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF) , has argued at a national conference of French Muslims that the state should reconsider its ban on Islamic headscarves [BBC Q&A on headscarf ban;...

Australian attorney general Philip Ruddock has asked the US to expedite proceedings against Australian detainee David Hicks , the only Australian still held at Guantanamo Bay. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan in...

According to military and Bush administration officials, the US Department of Defense is considering substantial changes to the tribunal process at Guantanamo Bay for foreign terror suspects. The changes, designed in response to widespread criticism...

Citing lack of jursidiction, the Florida Supreme Court has rejected what is likely to be the last appeal from Terri Schiavo's parents in their efforts to have their daughter's feeding tube re-inserted. The ruling effectively upholds Judge George Greer's...

Court officials in Egypt have announced that opposition presidential candidate Ayman Nour will stand trial on charges of forgery in June. Prosecutors allege that Nour and six members of his Al Ghad Party forged nearly 1,500 signatures ...

The US Navy announced Friday that a sailor who refused to report for duty in the Persian Gulf because of his opposition to the war in Iraq will face a special court-martial. Petty Officer 3rd Class Pablo Paredes faces...