A proposed anti-terror law pitted the UK House of Lords and House of Commons against each other in a ferocious debate Thursday night and Friday morning as amended and re-amended versions of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill bounced between the two chambers and Prime Minister Tony Blair and his ministers fought to push their policy [...]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, passed by the US Senate, March 10, 2005 . Read the full text of the bill as reported in the Senate. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Executive summary of a report by Vice Admiral Albert T. Church on DOD interrogation operations, March 10, 2005 , US Department of Defense, March 10, 2005. Read the executive summary . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Canada honored four slain RCMP officers Thursday afternoon in a nationally-televised memorial service attended by Prime Minister Paul Martin, Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson representing the Queen, and 10,000 police officers from Canada, the United States and around the world. Waves of Mounties in their red serge ceremonial uniforms marched through the streets of Edmonton to a [...]

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin et al. v. The Dow Chemical Company et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Judge Jack B. Weinstien, March 10, 2005 . Review the full memorandum opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Indictment, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, released March 10, 2005 . Read the full text of the indictment. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The US Senate has passed a credit card-company backed bankruptcy bill that will make it harder for many Americans to clear their debts. The vote on passage of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 was 74-25 .

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, including the Optional Protocal concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes before the International Court of Justice, United Nations, 1963 . Read the full text of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional Protocols. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Speaking Thursday at a global anti-terrorism summit in Madrid slated to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Madrid train bombings, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for terrorism to be outlawed in all its forms, but insisted that the fight against terror must be consistent with the protection of human rights:…terrorism is a threat [...]

Chuck McGee, the former executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party , was sentenced to seven months in prison and $2,000 in fines on Thursday after pleading guilty to jamming Democratic phone lines during the 2002 general election. McGee had pleaded guilty to conspiring to make anonymous calls with the intent to annoy or [...]