Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, a former senior executive at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. and two executives from American International Group Inc. (AIG) have pleaded guilty to fraud charges. The charges were...

AP is reporting that the US House has approved a dramatic increase in fines for indecent broadcast programming.3:38 PM ET - The House passed the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 by a vote of 389-38 [vote...

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of abuse of detainees held at Abu Ghraib prison , Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...

Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov said Wednesday that he will ask the Russian Constitutional Court to overturn portions of the country's controversial law canceling many welfare benefits and replacing them with cash payments. The...

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Wednesday that the European Union should recognize that the US will never accept the International Criminal Court and should seek a practical solution to the problem....

US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Patrick Kennedy told a Senate committee Tuesday that US officials knew of problems in the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program but chose to remain silent. Kennedy said the officials were...

New rules on passenger rights taking effect Thursday in the European Union will require airlines to compensate travellers for cancellations, delays, and denial of seats, even when the cause is an event normally considered outside the control...

The Court of Appeal in London Wednesday rejected a legal challenge from the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance arguing that the Hunting Act 2004 was invalid because the Parliament Act 1949 used to force it through the House of...

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entered into force February 16, 2005. Read the full text of the Protocol . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

Togolese Army General Seyi Memene has agreed to "return the country to constitutional order" following talks held Tuesday between Togo and ECOWAS representatives. Nigerian Foreign Minister Aichatou Mindaoudou said the talks...