The former opponent of forever wars in the Middle East is debating dropping bombs there without military provocation against ...

Historian Jeff Wasserstrom explains the origins of an online political movement that has shaped Asia’s youth protest culture.

In India, a disturbing trend has emerged with young women from small towns accused of killing their husbands, sparking ...

This isn’t true on Guam, or in states that don’t recognize common-law marriages. No matter how long an unmarried couple lives together, neither person acquires community property interest in ...

Many English common laws, including common-law marriages, were carried over to the American colonies and, after gaining independence from England, became a legal tradition within the United States ...

To keep the peace in your marriage, experts advise biting your tongue and resisting the urge to fire back at a meddling mother-in-law. Getty Images/iStockphoto If your mother-in-law is giving you ...

But in March, the House approved an exception to the new law, passing a bill that makes 17 the age of consent for marriage if one of the pair is active-duty military. On Thursday, the Senate ...

But in March, the House approved an exception to the new law, passing a bill that makes 17 the age of consent for marriage if one of the pair is active-duty military. On Thursday, the Senate ...

The case shines a spotlight on common law nuisance and when a neighbour may be doing something legal on their own land that could have an impact on those living next door. Yahoo News explains. What is ...

European Council meeting room. Great Britain and Ireland are the only members of the European Union with legal systems based on common law*. Civil law prevails in all the other member states.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 267-157 to pass a bill protecting the right to same-sex marriage nationwide.