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Turkish media feel pressure from Ergenekon pProbe
Among them, they urged that provisions of the Anti-Terror Law restricting press freedom and freedom of expression be rescinded as should some 20 articles of the Turkish criminal law. It called for an end to the seizure of documents and tools used to
Updated: 05/09/2011 12:32P
Chinese Courts Sentence Drunk Drivers to Jail
Courts across China on Monday sentenced to jail at least nine drunken drivers who were the first to be caught after the country's newly-amended Criminal Law penalizing drunk driving took effect on May 1. In Beijing, Guo Shudong was given four months of
Updated: 05/09/2011 11:34A
Corruption pays in Kashmir
In a state where accountability means little, militarized masculinities continue to dominate the battleground and lawmakers choose to disregard the law. In the midst of this strategic crackdown, juveniles who have been arrested get exposed to criminal
Updated: 05/09/2011 11:32A
Parents can pass criminality on
Previous studies have found that criminal fathers do have an influence on their sons, but this was the first time a mother's impact has also been examined. The study, published yesterday, found sons with criminal fathers and law-abiding mothers had a
Updated: 05/09/2011 10:07A
Parents can pass criminality on to children
Previous studies have found that criminal fathers do have an influence on their sons, but this was the first time a mother's impact has also been examined. The study, published yesterday, found sons with criminal fathers and law-abiding mothers had a
Updated: 05/09/2011 09:57A
Faint hope clause had support
The faint hope clause was introduced the same year as a free vote in Parliament eliminated the death penalty for Criminal Code offences and instead imposed mandatory life sentences for first- and second-degree murder. Part of the rationale for the
Updated: 05/09/2011 05:18A
'EAC's little influence on global law'
The East African region, Tanzania in particular, has a shortage of experts in international criminal law, it was observed here on Friday. Speakers during the official launch of a Masters Programme in International Criminal Justice said the region must
Updated: 05/09/2011 02:52A
The Valence casino case: government's gamble
Then, as now, a special government body was set up that primarily played an important role in bringing certain cases to the attention of the public and naturally was not part of the justice system itself. In 2002 the Socialists were unsuccessful in
Updated: 05/09/2011 01:09A
Sudan: Darfur Tribunal Sentences Suspected Kidnappers, Carjackers to Prison
The two defendants, whose names were kept anonymous, had been sentenced to serve a prison term of ten years after being convicted under Article 157 of the criminal law on robbery and theft, the radio reported. Another suspect, who is a minor,
Updated: 05/08/2011 11:32P
J&K takes steps to ensure trouble-free summer
The guidelines spread across 18 chapters include graded use of forces, observing requirements of the Criminal Penal Code, the mandatory presence of a magistrate at the place of unrest, installing cameras at known sites of agitations and the use of
Updated: 05/08/2011 11:17P
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