The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that spouses and unmarried partners of women who face inhumane treatment under rigid Chinese population control measures do not automatically qualify for asylum in the United States. The court said section 601(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 explicitly [...]

United States of America v. Jeffrey Stein, et al., US District Court for the Southern District of New York, July 16, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Six opposition members and former constitutional delegates have criticized the efforts of the military government of Myanmar to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution . The six accused the military junta Sunday of handpicking most of the delegates to the country's National Convention to ensure it remains in power. Khun Myint Tun, a National League [...]

Shi Liang Lin, et al. v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Gonzales, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, July 16, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Antun Gudelj, a Croatian man convicted in 1994 of murdering three police officials who were trying to negotiate with Serb rebels opposed to Croatian independence in 1991, was extradited from Australia to Croatia on Sunday. Gudelj, who maintains he acted alone despite popular suspicion that he acted in concert with Croatian nationalist and former President [...]

The US Defense Department announced Monday that 16 detainees have been transferred to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay Monday, bringing the total of repatriated Saudi detainees up to 77. The 16 will remain in custody pending Saudi investigations into whether they were linked to prohibited militant organizations. Saudi Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki told the Saudi [...]

A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $3.2 billion settlement agreement between Tyco International , Tyco's former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers , and investors who were harmed by fraudulent accounting practices orchestrated by Tyco's former top executives. Judge Paul Barbadoro, however, said Friday that he will scrutinize the allocation of the settlement funds based on [...]

Bangladeshi authorities arrested former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed following a raid on her home Monday, accusing Hasina of extorting approximately $1.16 million from two businessmen. Hasina is also accused of involvement in the political assassination of four rivals during her tenure in office from 1996 to 2001. Hasina has denied the allegations, and supporters [...]

Peruvian Extradition Unit Chief Omar Chehade on Sunday criticized a Chilean court ruling denying a Peruvian request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , characterizing it as slanted and partial decision. Chehade also indicated that Peruvian officials may travel to Chile to discuss Peru's appeal of the extradition denial with judges on [...]

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles confirmed Sunday that it has reached a $660 million settlement with 552 plaintiffs in multiple outstanding clergy sexual abuse lawsuits against its priests. The settlement, which still must be approved by a judge, is the largest so far announced in the US clergy sex abuse scandal in the [...]