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Iraqi lawmakers Tuesday failed to nominate a parliament speaker in a raucous second session of the country's National Assembly, as the role of Sunni Arabs in the new Iraq government remained a question. Assembly members had...

Surrounded by heavy security, the 275 Iraqis elected in January to the nation's first independent parliament in 50 years were sworn in Wednesday, even as several bombs were detonated in the area, attempting to...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 22.The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In...

A former weapons inspector and senior employee of Australia's Defense Intelligence Organisation said Monday in a television interview that the Australian government has been covering up its involvement in the interrogation of prisoners in Iraq....

Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawer has said that tens of thousands of would-be voters were unable to vote in the Iraqi elections because several polling places, including those in Baghdad, Basra and Najaf ran...

The Iraqi Electoral Commission announced Sunday that it has set January 30, 2005 as the date for national elections. Iraqis will vote for 275 members of a transitional parliament that will pick a new government and draft a permanent...