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The investigation and prosecution of suspects in the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya remains a legally uncertain and politically charged process.

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits government searches or seizures without a warrant issued by a disinterested magistrate.

Seeking justice for state sponsored crimes after a radical transition from a dictatorship to a democracy often entails an unusual mixture of law and politics.

There are two types of evidence presented at a trial: direct evidence and circumstantial evidence. One, if believed directly proves a fact, the other implies a fact.

What is DNA fingerprinting and how does this type of genetic evidence factor into criminal retrials and verdict reversals?

The first UK collection to be indexed by the Ancestry World Archives Project, the Criminal Registers, are invaluable to researchers of family, social and legal history.

Beginning in 1946, 23 German physicians were prosecuted for human experimentation abuses. The resulting Doctors' Trial led to the Nuremberg Code in 1947.

Director Jonathan Rudd details the Metropolitan Police quest to arrest a terrorist suspect, which culminated in the shooting of an innocent man at Stockwell tube station.

The London Wall Walk follows the old line of the Roman wall. There are also many other sites of historical interest along the route for a first time visitor to the city

There was nothing romantic about the Valentine's Day Massacre, when members of Bugsy Moran's gang were gunned down in a Chicago garage, a crime attributed to Al Capone.

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is the explanation for the variety of life on Earth.

Personal attractiveness and height count for a lot in the working world, leading to promotions and bigger paycheques.

A job interview can be a nerve wracking experience, but a bit of preparation and a few simple techniques can make it less painful and more rewarding.

From grunge to hip-hop, boy bands to Budweiser commercials, the 1990s were full of pop culture firsts. Here's a look back at the dot com decade.

Dr. George Tiller was acquitted on misdemeanor charges of violating Kansas restrictions on late-term abortions. But the case still drags on outside the courtroom.

Israel and Hamas recently declared a ceasefire and Israeli forces are leaving the Gaza Strip, but the dark specter of war crimes casts a shadow over this uneasy peace.

With product recalls becoming a fact of life in Asia, more manufacturers in the region are purchasing product recall insurance to better protect their businesses.

On August 1, Raffy, as his friend likes to call him, was suspended for ten days after testing positive for steroids. BUT, all his previous tests were negative.

In a news conference Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich pointed to two Senate Rules regarding his impeachment trial as fundamentally unfair.

Hearsay is an out-of-court statement, submitted into evidence to prove the truth asserted. Such statements are not admissible under the rules of evidence

Ilse Koch was possibly the worst and most notorious of all of the female SS Nazi's in the terrible Concentration Camps of World War Two.

NewsCorp's cancelling of OJ's "If I did it" says a lot about the American public. But the internet may be the ultimate barometer of America's values.

Expert witnesses can have the power to greatly influence the outcome of a court case. It is important that a professional witness has the right qualifications and skills.

In theory, political power in Republican Rome was divided between magistrates, the Senate, and the common people. But in practice, the constitution favored aristocracy.

A warrant of arrest is issued by a judge commanding law enforcement officials to bring the person described before the court to answer to criminal charges.

The United States government is built around the concept of separation of powers among three branches of government, the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

The US Constitution wouldn't be the law of the land without the Bill of Rights, and no civic education would be complete with a thorough grasp of the first ten amendments

The development of the impeachment process at the federal level in the United States, highlighting famous cases that have demonstrated and tested its use.

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich isn't the first governor to be impeached and face removal from office.

The lawyer for a man alleged to have run over two students, claims his client suffered from caffeine-induced psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible.