The Prosecutor of the Special Court v. Alex Tamba Brima, et al., Special Court for Sierra Leone, July 19, 2007 . Read the full transcript of the sentencing . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Productores de Musica de Espana (Promusicae) v. Telefonica de Espana SAU, European Court of Justice Advocate General Juliane Kokott, July 18, 2007 . Read the full text of the opinion, in German. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday acquitted former Bosnian Serb interior minister and later justice minister Momcilo Mandic of all charges against him, including war crimes against civilians and crimes against humanity. The charges were related to abuses at detention facilities operated by the Bosnian Serb government and [...]

The military government of Myanmar reconvened negotiations on a new constitution Wednesday, saying the latest talks will be the final session in completing a drafting process that began 14 years ago. The government says that the enactment of a new constitution will be the first part of a seven-step transition to democracy, with the last [...]

A Japanese court sentenced high-profile fund manager and founder of M&A Consulting Yoshiaki Murakami to two years in prison and imposed fines and penalties totaling approximately 1.153 billion yen (approximately $9.5 million) Thursday for insider trading of Nippon Broadcasting Systems Inc. (JOLF) stocks ahead of a corporate takeover that prosecutors said netted approximately 3 billion [...]

French investigating magistrates questioned former President Jacques Chirac in their probe of an alleged corruption scheme during Chirac's tenure as the mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, judiciary officials confirmed Thursday. Chirac, who is being questioned as a material witness, allegedly financed the Rally for the Republic (RPR) , now renamed as the Union [...]

The Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Thursday announced that charges of premeditated murder have been laid against US Army Sergeant 1st Class Trey A. Corrales and Specialist Christopher P. Shore. The two soldiers are accused of killing an unspecified "Iraqi national" on or about June 23, 2007 near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk . The MNF-I also [...]

US Senate Judiciary Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Wednesday took the unusual step of sending Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a letter listing 12 written questions that Leahy hopes Gonzales will be prepared to address when he appears before the Judiciary Committee on July 24. Leahy said he provided the questions in advance so that [...]

A warrant signed Wednesday by Florida Governor Charlie Crist ended the state's temporary suspension on executions. The ban was instituted last December by then-Governor Jeb Bush after the botched execution of Angel Diaz , who endured a 34-minute-long lethal injection that required a second injection after needles were improperly inserted into his arm. Mark Dean [...]

A military jury sitting at Camp Pendleton, California, Wednesday convicted US Marine Cpl. Trent Thomas for his role in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi civilian in Hamdania . Thomas was acquitted at court-martial of premeditated murder, making a false official statement and housebreaking. Defense lawyers, who asserted that "Marines in combat don't [...]