HAGUE CLIMATE CHANGE JUDGEMENT COULD INSPIRE A GLOBAL CIVIL MOVEMENT

For the first time a court has ordered the government to protect its citizens from climate change... READ MORE›

DUTCH GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS IN LANDMARK RULING

The Dutch court's ruling should encourage courts around the world to tackle climate change now... READ MORE›

ARGENTINE COURT GRANTS RIGHTS TO APE

Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights... READ MORE›

JITTERS IN TECH WORLD OVER NEW CHINESE SECURITY LAW

Segal added that one recourse would be to argue through the World Trade Organization that what China considers national security concerns are not valid... READ MORE›

INTERNAL JUDICIAL PROCESS 'CATASTROPHIC' FOR MEMBERS ALLEGING CHILD SEX ABUSE

Based on his alleged victims' testimony, a judicial committee composed of elders expelled Poirier's former piano teacher from the Jehovah's Witnesses... READ MORE›

LORD JANNER TOLD TO ATTEND COURT OVER CHILD ABUSE CHARGES

Lord Janner must appear at court in person for a hearing over child sex abuse charges, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled... READ MORE›

POLISH COURT TURNS DOWN US REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI

Over the years, prosecutors and judges in Los Angeles have said that Mr. Polanski must return to the United States to face sentencing... READ MORE›

JUDGE DELAYS OSCAR PISTORIUS RULING

The prosecutor told Judge Masipa she had misinterpreted the law when she acquitted Pistorius of murder, and sentenced him to five years in prison... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL DONALD TRUMPS CONTEMPT FOR THE RULE OF LAW

Mr. Trump started down this road months ago, attacking a federal judge in California who is hearing a lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump University... READ MORE›

NEW HEARING BEGINS IN IRAN FOR WASHINGTON POST CORRESPONDENT JASON REZAIAN

Rezaian 39 is accused of engaging in espionage on behalf of the United States government and conducting activities against Iran IRNA reported... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA SAYS FAILURE TO CHANGE GUN LAWS HIS 'BIGGEST FRUSTRATION'

Mr Obama also used the interview to call on Britain to remain in the European Union... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK MUST HAND OVER NEW YORK USERS' INFO TO PROSECUTORS, COURT RULES

Facebook must hand over new york users info to prosecutors court rules... READ MORE›

BRITAIN ACCUSES SPAIN OF 'VIOLATING ITS SOVEREIGNTY' AS POLICE CHASE DRUG TRAFFICKERS INTO GIBRALTAR'S WATERS

Video Britain accuses Spain of 'violating its sovereignty' as police chase drug traffickers into Gibraltar's waters... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWNS ON FREE SPEECH RISE ACROSS A EUROPE WARY OF TERROR

Paradoxically, the puppeteers say in their defense, the police proved their point that Spain's antiterrorism laws are being misapplied, used for witch hunts... READ MORE›

JUDGES CLEARED TO PARTY WITH TAX INDUSTRY, WATCHDOG RULES

Ruling 'too timid' The Canadian Judicial Council itself authorized the participation of Canadian judges at the Madrid conference... READ MORE›

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BILL COSBY GIVES DEPOSITION IN PLAYBOY MANSION SEX ABUSE CASE, LAWYER SAYS

Bill Cosby gives deposition in Playboy Mansion sex abuse case, lawyer says... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WARNS LOCAL COURTS ABOUT UNLAWFUL FINES AND FEES

Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees... READ MORE›

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT VOWS SWIFTER JUSTICE FOR TERRORISTS AFTER ASSASSINATION

He cited one case in which a judge sentenced hundreds of people to death after a cursory trial... READ MORE›

TRANSGENDER WOMAN MOVED FROM MEN'S TO WOMEN'S PRISON

Tara Hudson has been transferred from HMP Bristol to Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire, according to Jackie Brooklyn... READ MORE›

L'OREAL MILLIONAIRE VERSUS CHIP STAND OWNER IN BATTLE OVER STINKY SKI CHALET

But Laure Sauthier, Owen-Jones's lawyer, said he and his neighbours were merely trying to apply the law... READ MORE›

WILL HULK HOGAN'S SEX TAPE AWARD KILL GAWKER?

The jury awarded Hulk Hogan 115 million in compensatory damages and 25 million in punitive damages... READ MORE›

BRITAIN NEEDS THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT, SENIOR LEGAL FIGURES SAY

Britain needs the european arrest warrant senior legal figures say... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SUPREME COURT RULES NEIL BANTLEMAN SHOULD SERVE SEX ASSAULT SENTENCE

The Burlington Ont., native and Tijong were originally sentenced to 10 years in prison, verdicts overturned by the Jakarta High Court in August 2015... READ MORE›

FARKHUNDA MURDER: AFGHAN COURT QUASHES DEATH SENTENCES

On the same day in May that the four men were given the death penalty, the judge sentenced eight defendants to 16 years in prison and acquitted 18 others... READ MORE›

FEDERAL JUDGE STOKES DEBATE ABOUT DATA ENCRYPTION

In an unusual move Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the U.S... READ MORE›

AMAL CLOONEY SAYS AL JAZEERA, PETER GRESTE GUILTY VERDICT 'SENDS A DANGEROUS MESSAGE'

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has slammed the three-year prison sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to three Al Jazeera journalists, including Australia's Peter Greste... READ MORE›

OBAMA CALLS FOR MUTUAL RESPECT FROM BLACK LIVES MATTER AND POLICE

Obama praised the Dallas police department and its chief, David Brown... READ MORE›

CHINA GRANTS COURTS GREATER AUTONOMY ON LIMITED MATTERS

Judge Jiang heads a government research institute that is spearheading an ambitious remake of China's legal system... READ MORE›

GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND OTHER POWERFUL TECH FIRMS FILING BRIEFS TO SUPPORT APPLE

The companies are showing their support for Apple, which is fighting the U.S. government over accessing a locked iPhone... READ MORE›