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Investigator allows medical examination of Lutsenko in hospital
Part 3, Article 365 (abuse of office, which led to grave consequences), and Part 3, Article 364 (the abuse of power and office by a law enforcer, which caused damage to citizens' rights as protected by the law) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Updated: 05/10/2011 12:24P
OSCE Official Meets With Jailed Azerbaijani Journalist
Media and human rights activists have called for the punishment of defamation to be excluded from the criminal code. Azerbaijan Press Council Chairman Aflatun Amashov recently told journalists that a draft law on defamation has been submitted to
Updated: 05/10/2011 11:57A
Double jeopardy: What it is; what it is not
Punishing a person twice for the same offence is called double jeopardy and is not acceptable in criminal law. The concept of double jeopardy has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman law. In 355BC, Demosthenes of Athens said: “The law forbids the same
Updated: 05/10/2011 11:00A
Obama picks Louisiana prosecutor for 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephen Higginson is also a constitutional and criminal law professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. “Both his legal and academic credentials are impressive and his commitment to judicial integrity is unwavering,” Obama said.
Updated: 05/10/2011 10:35A
StopTheChamber.com Urges FBI to Launch Criminal Investigation Into Chamber of
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two advocacy coalitions urged the FBI this week to launch a full-scale criminal investigation into unlawful activities committed by the Chamber of Commerce (COC) and those of its law firm,
Updated: 05/10/2011 09:31A
Interview with Nazi War Crimes Prosecutor: 'I Have Never Seen Remorse'
SPIEGEL: For Christiaan F. Rter, an Amsterdam criminal law professor, Demjanjuk is the "smallest of the small fish." He was a Soviet soldier who the Germans recruited him after he was captured. Maass: This plight has to be taken into account,
Updated: 05/10/2011 07:15A
Antonio Cassese - President with a purpose
As the STL moves into its next phase the Tribunal's President, Antonio Cassese, continues to publish extensively on issues of international human rights and criminal law. What does your role as STL President entail?
Updated: 05/10/2011 06:26A
Bin Laden killing a case of double standards in international law
Why are they subjected to criminal law proceedings while Osama Bin Laden is simply shot? As I have pointed out in my latest book Blufpoker (Call my bluff), published last week, the selective application of international law by our politicians should,
Updated: 05/10/2011 06:14A
Court told accused believed conviction made her smarter
Federal Crown prosecutors Monica McQueen and Jill Hartlen hope to prove that Singh-Murray conspired with her brother-in-law Yusef in a criminal enterprise. On Monday the defence counsel raised concern about the quality of voice recordings,
Updated: 05/10/2011 05:14A
Turkish Media Feel the Pressure From Ergenekon Probe
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: 05/10/2011 04:18A
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