Luxembourg Justice Minister Luc Frieden , speaking Friday at a meeting of EU justice ministers, has called for the European Union to institute a ban on the use of Nazi symbols as part of a larger effort to...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Jan. 28.At the US Department of State , Condoleezza Rice will be sworn in as the nation's 66th secretary of state at...

Female interrogators at the US military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay used various sexual tactics, including touching, provocative attire, and even smearing a prisoner's face with fake menstrual blood in their attempts to obtain information from Muslim detainees, according...

Fearful that going before the Supreme Court could jeopardize the entirety of its media ownership limits, the FCC will not seek to challenge a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...

Responding to violence in Sudan's western Darfur region that has claimed some 70,000 lives, US lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to call on world leaders to put pressure on both rebels and government forces...

AP is reporting that overseas voting has started in the Iraqi elections. Polls opened to expatriate Iraqis in Australia at 7:00 AM local time on Friday, January 28. The Iraq Out-of Country Voting Program has more....

The UN committee charged with monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women released a report Thursday accusing Mexico of "grave and systemic violations" of women's...

David D'Amiano, a Democratic fund-raiser and acquaintance of former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey , was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for his part in soliciting $40,000 in cash and political contributions in return for his...

Israel's Attorney General Menahem Mazuz has ruled that Israeli land parcels under the control of the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Lands Administration must be available for purchase by Arabs as well...

The International Mission for Iraqi Elections scheduled to monitor Sunday's elections in Iraq will not have any personnel at polling stations around Iraq itself due to security concerns. Instead, most IMIE observers will report on the election...