South Korean prosecutors formally charged jailed ex-president Lee Myung-Bak on Monday with a slew of corruption charges, including bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. These charges make him the country's fourth leader to face a criminal trial in...

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called Sunday for an end to the violence that has recently taken place in the Gaza Strip and raised the possibility of ICC prosecutions against Israel...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed concern over renewed violence and reports of chemical weapons attacks against civilians in Douma, Syria. According to Guterres, he has received reports of airstrikes and shelling, violence resulting in civilians' death,...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to...

David Kaye , the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression urged Spain on Friday not to press rebellion charges against Catalonian leaders. Kaye said:I am...

A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role during Catalonia's independence movement. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia's independence from Spain...

UN human rights experts on Friday urged the international community to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence. Palestinian protestors assembled in...

A Brazilian federal judge on Thursday issued a warrant for former president Luiz Inacio da Silva's arrest. Judge Sergio Moro issued the arrest warrant several hours after the Supreme Federal Court's denial ...

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye to 24 years in prison. Park was removed from office in March 2017 by the country's Constitutional Court . In an...

China filed a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday over US tariffs against Chinese goods. The complaint is a request for consultation , which is the first step in a...