UK Home Office minister Tony McNulty told members of Parliament in a written statement to the House of Commons Thursday that control orders limiting movement and restricting the rights of uncharged individuals are...
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The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday upheld the nation's first felony conviction for computer spamming, rejecting admitted spammer Jeremy Jaynes' appeal of a lower court ruling that Virginia's anti-spamming statute does not violate...
Spain court convicts 20 on lesser charges in National Court bomb plot
A Spanish National Court judge Wednesday acquitted 20 suspected terrorists of the most serious charges related to an alleged plot to bomb the National Court in Madrid but convicted them on lesser charges ....
Joint Statement: Time to close the doors of Guantanamo, Canadian Bar Association, February 25, 2008 [letter from international bar association leaders to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada calling for 'immediate closure' of the...
A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday found five former insurance executives guilty of charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, false statements to the SEC, and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to falsely inflate the financial health...
Canada MPs join Khadr lawyer in call for Guantanamo repatriation push
Three Canadian opposition MPs and a US military lawyer urged the Canadian government Monday to request the extradition and repatriation of Omar Khadr , a Canadian citizen being detained at Guantanamo Bay ....
Kosovo's independence should not be recognized under international law
: "As members of the academic community and as students of the University of Belgrade School of Law we are deeply distressed by the Kosovo events. As you know, the Parliament of the...
Former Russia nuclear minister sentenced to over five years in corruption scheme
Former Russian Atomic Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison by Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court Wednesday, after being convicted on charges of fraud and abuse of office ...
Egypt police arrest 70 more Muslim Brotherhood candidates ahead of local elections
Egyptian police arrested 70 more members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday, most of whom were expected to run in upcoming provincial council elections scheduled for April 8 . Egypt's provincial councils...
Russia court convicts former nuclear minister for corruption scheme
Former Russian Atomic Minister Yevgeny Adamov was found guilty in Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court Tuesday of fraud and abuse of office for his involvement in a corruption scheme which misappropriated millions of dollars of...