Quebec's National Assembly on Wednesday approved a measure to require those who wear face veils to remove them when using public services. The stated purpose of Bill 62 is to enforce compliance with the...

US veterans filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against five big pharmaceutical firms for funding terrorist organizations in Iraq. The suit was brought by more than 100 US veterans and their families for injuries sustained in...

Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a petition to block the Bundesbank from participating in the European Central Bank plan to purchase bonds. The European Central Bank is currently purchasing 2.3...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Greek police cannot enforce a blanket height requirement for police recruits because such a policy discriminates against women. Prior to Wednesday's ruling, Greece enforced a minimum height requirement...

The legal defense team for former South Korean presidentPark Guen-hye resigned en masse Monday to protest their client's corruption trial, citing beliefs that the court was biased against her. In her trial, which is already...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that the conviction of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for fraud and money laundering was arbitrary and unfair, and granted damages. The court also found [press release,...

The Swiss government said Friday that voters will decide whether to ban the burqa and other full-face coverings after a successful petition by far-right groups, who cited the "dignity of women." Activists, including the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) ,...

At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, on Monday, Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to begin the process of reducing tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, which both nations lay...

A group of UN human rights experts on Monday urged Kenya to lift a new ban on protests and refrain from violence against protesters in the build up to the national elections. The Kenyan authorities made it illegal...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Turkish prisons are committing torture and disappearing citizens, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Thursday. Palestinian political parties Hamas and Fatah [Al Jazeera...