ENVIRONMENT:  Latin American Dispute Goes to World Court
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THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Dec. 18 (IPS) - Uruguay urged the International Court of Justice  Monday to force Argentina to take measures against environmental  activists who block three access roads to Uruguay, where a  controversial pulp mill is being constructed.
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The World Court will rule on Monday  whether Serbia committed genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95  war, a decision that could allow Bosnia to seek billions of  dollars of compensation from its Balkan neighbor.
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By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against formerChilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights casecan move forward, an appeals court said in an unprecedentedruling on Monday.
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Major South American economic powers threw their support Friday behind anti-U.S. crusader Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in his fight against Washington for a U.N. Security Council seat.
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By Mark Larabee, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 14--A federal appeals court sided with conservationists Monday in  their long-running battle with the U.S.
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After a decade of court battles, lawyers on Wednesday took a lawsuit by Ecuadorean Indians accusing U.S. oil firm ChevronTexaco Corp.. of polluting the Amazon jungle into the field.
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An effort by Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez to build $20 billion pipeline has generated political and environmental controversy at home and abroad.
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As the UN climate change talks conclude in Buenos Aires, debate has been gathering pace on two main issues: what happens after Kyoto and how to help developing countries best cope with global warming.
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Latin America and the Caribbean face the risk of more climate-related disasters, a report warns.
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The International Court of Justice is to rule on Thursday whether it will look into a complaint filed by Liechtenstein against Germany.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - The United Nations andBrazil moved on Monday to break a months-long deadlock overinspections to verify Latin America's largest nation is notdiverting enriched uranium for weapons.
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Human rights advocates are utilizing a 200-year old claims act to try to get justice in the U.S. for victims of riots four years ago in Bolivia
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A court in India admits a petition by environmentalists challenging large dams in the country's north-east.
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ExxonMobil  sought court orders  in Europe to freeze $12 billion in Venezuela's overseas energy  assets because getting a similar order in the United States  before it won its arbitration case against Venezuela's state  oil company PDVSA would be too difficult under U.S. law, court  papers showed.
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By MARK SHERMAN  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species.
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Exxon Mobil Corp  has won court  orders freezing up to $12 billion in Venezuelan assets around  the world as it fights for compensation for operations lost to  President Hugo Chavez's nationalization drive.