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Khaled Abu Arafa, the minister of Jerusalem affairs in the new Hamas-led Palestinian government , was detained Thursday by Israeli police as he attempted to meet his predecessor, Ziad Abu Zayyad, for administrative purposes. Reports indicate Abu Arafa...

Over 50,000 mourners gathered in front of the parliament building in Belgrade Saturday to mourn the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic , who last week was found dead in his prison cell at...

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that what is most important about the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in the wake of his sudden death in jail is not its lack of outcome, but rather...

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday that Israel would consider resorting to targeted killings of Hamas leaders if the group resumes attacks in Israel. Hamas , regarded by much of the international community to be...

Ivory Coast President Lauren Gbagbo has signed an extradition order authorizing Youssef Fofana to be transferred to France where he is wanted in connection with the kidnapping, torture and killing of a Jewish man outside Paris. Ivory...

The International Criminal Court announced Tuesday that construction on 12 holding cells has been completed, and the world's first general international war crimes court is ready to use them to detain leaders of the...

US Army Special Forces Sgt. Layne Morris and the family of Sgt. Christopher Speer were awarded $102.6 million in triple damages in a civil default judgment against Egyptian-Canadian Ahmed Said Khadr [Wikipedia profile; CBC family...

JURIST Guest Columnist Geoffrey S. Corn, Lt. Col. US Army (Ret.) and former Special Assistant to the Judge Advocate General for Law of War Matters, now a professor at South Texas College of Law, says that the limits of the...

American and European officials meeting in Munich Sunday at the annual Conference on Security Policy criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for backsliding on his protection of human rights. US Senator John McCain went...

Brian J. Foley : "In response to the revelations about presidential spying, several Administration officials, including President Bush and Attorney General Gonzales, have argued that the electronic surveillance program -- which appears to exceed the limits...