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Justice System

Berlusconi Loses Legal Shield

Italy’s highest court this week struck down a law that had rendered scandal-prone Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...

Deripaska Case Heads for UK

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska will face a London civil trial over a disputed stake in his company United Company RusAl,...

EU Cites Corruption

In the latest in a string of reports issued on Romania and Bulgaria since they became European Union members in January...

Swiss Case Lacks Convictions

A top Swiss court on Wednesday acquitted seven of nine defendants in one of the largest cigarette-smuggling cases to ever...

Cigarette Trial Maneuvers

Lawyers for nine defendants in Switzerland’s largest-ever organized crime trial tried to scupper the trial Wednesday,...

Hungary: Corruption Continues

The influences of organized crime and corruption have not diminished in Hungary in the years since the turf battles typical...