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The Fall of the US Empire and the Breakup of the Geopolitical Matrix
The first being “You should do all you have agreed to do,” which is the basis of contract law. The other is “Do not encroach on other persons or their property,” which is the basis of tort law and some criminal law. Where you find these laws most
Updated: 05/12/2011 02:45P
Sexual-assault accused puts new 'rape law' under spotlight
Photo: Gallo Images The Constitutional Court will soon rule on whether people accused of sexual offences committed before 2007 can be charged and tried according the current law. Section 69 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act which relates to sexual
Updated: 05/12/2011 02:00P
Man's Concourt battle to deem 'rape law' unconstitutional
Photo: Gallo Images The Constitutional Court will soon rule on whether people accused of sexual offences committed before 2007 can be charged and tried according the current law. Section 69 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act which relates to sexual
Updated: 05/12/2011 01:34P
Criminal Law: Guilty Plea – Factual Basis
Where a defendant challenged the factual basis of his guilty plea as inadequate, the motion court did not err in finding that there was no basis for relief because the information clearly charged the defendant with all of the
Updated: 05/12/2011 12:38P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Guilty Plea
Where a defendant argued that his counsel was ineffective because counsel advised him to plead guilty and allegedly told him that he would likely receive the 120-day shock treatment program, the record showed that any belief
Updated: 05/12/2011 12:38P
Design Competition Shortlist - Ionela Diana Oancea
Ionela is originally from Romania; before she came to the UK she studied law in Romania and practiced as a barrister for 5 years in Bucharest, specialising in criminal law. She has always been passionate about theatre costumes because I'm interested in
Updated: 05/12/2011 12:27P
Criminal Law: Bank Robbery – Gun Use
Where witnesses testified in a bank robbery case about guns they saw the defendant carry and the defendant confessed to using a gun, the evidence was sufficient to establish that the defendant used real guns during the crime,
Updated: 05/12/2011 12:21P
Gang faces attempted murder charge
The proposals include the regulation of when children under 15 could go out alone, deterring children from buying items that could be used as weapons, and care for runaway children, Hussein al Shawab from the Ministry of Social Affairs social
Updated: 05/12/2011 12:01P
RCMP seize computers from blind Mission councillor
A blind Mission district councillor said she was "shocked" when police seized two computers from her home that she relies on to communicate with others. "It was a huge shock," said Coun. Jenny Stevens. "It's a horrible, horrible feeling.
Updated: 05/12/2011 11:52A
Big Spring residents held on money laundering charges
Under the Texas Penal Code, a person commits the crime if he or she "acquires or maintains an interest in, conceals, possesses, transfers, or transports the proceeds of criminal activity," facilitates a transaction involving the proceeds of criminal
Updated: 05/12/2011 11:30A
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