No lawyers officially appointed yet for Yoon's defensePresident Yoon Suk Yeol remains resolute in his legal position and ...

Columbia Law School's Richard Briffault explains why treason is the only crime defined in the US Constitution. Following is a transcript of the video: The Constitution specifically defines what ...

The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

The word treason, as transmitted to the English language from the Latin through the French, means “giving or delivering up.” The common law understood treason as treachery or breach of faith.

Shaping a presidential impeachment process to suit a specific faction’s political interests sets a dangerous precedent. Was ...

Terms that once seemed confined to history books and law textbooks -- "martial law," "treason," "insurgency," "insurrection," "anti-state forces" -- suddenly crossed over into daily news.

Nazi propagandist William Joyce was the last person to be tried for treason in the UK in 1945. He was found guilty and executed at the start of the following year. The Law Commission is the ...

"The repression was carried out so that people wouldn't return to the streets again." The treason law and subsequent crackdown are signs the president and his wife view their rule as "fragile", he ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring ... Steps remain before the bill becomes law.

A special parliamentary committee formed to investigate treason allegations surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s December 3 martial law decree has met for the first time ...