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Money laundering severely undermines development
“As head of the Criminal Law Section of the Secretariat, I am hopeful that the exchange of views and experience in the course of the Forum will contribute to initiatives to combat these modern attacks on the very fabric of our societies.
Updated: 05/13/2011 02:32P
Environment chief eyes “ecocide law” to burn forest arsonists
The official noted however that he isn't seeking a law to establish ecocide, and instead include it in the Penal Code as a legal figure, as other countries do. "I've never seen an exemplary sentence against the authors of criminal fired,
Updated: 05/13/2011 02:24P
WikiLeaks supporter sues DHS over laptop seizure
"[If the government seized the laptop not for] valid customs law enforcement purposes, but rather to get intelligence about protected political associations or as a way of avoiding the requirements of criminal law searches, then it seems to me they're
Updated: 05/13/2011 02:05P
Christian Churches File Court Papers Today in Fight over Sodomy in Belize
The battle began last September when a homosexual advocacy group challenged Belize's criminal code, which penalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person.” The Solicitor General of Belize answered this challenge in February
Updated: 05/13/2011 01:43P
Two Remanded Over Lennon Parcel Bombs
Two men have been remanded in custody in connection with parcel bombs sent to Celtic Manager Neil Lennon and high profile supporters of the club. Neil McKenzie, 41, and Trevor Muirhead, 43, both from Ayrshire, made no plea or declaration when they
Updated: 05/13/2011 01:38P
“Call me if this cop arrests you”
Chief Ball has recently approved selling ad space on the rear bumpers of his department's patrol cars. He hopes to raise an additional $100000 per annum through this initiative. I imagine that local criminal law lawyers will jumping for the chance to
Updated: 05/13/2011 01:14P
SEEMO Urges Better Protection for Serbian Journalists
In an open letter - in which he wrote that he was "ashamed as a citizen" - B92 editor- in -chief Veran Matic, who lives under 24-hour police protection, noted that according to Serbia's 2009 Criminal Code the penalty for beating up a journalist is
Updated: 05/13/2011 11:47A
SEEMO Demands Legislative Changes, Better Protection for Serbian Journalists
In an open letter - in which he wrote that he was "ashamed as a citizen" - B92 editor- in -chief Veran Matic, who lives under 24-hour police protection, noted that according to Serbia's 2009 Criminal Code the penalty for beating up a journalist is
Updated: 05/13/2011 11:47A
Killing Bin Laden Dershowitz vs. Chomsky, Again
At any rate, it is strange, is it not, that a professor of criminal law would conflate "truth" with "confession," given the sheer number of false confessions submitted every year, and given the sadly common accounts of people like Paul Ingram and John
Updated: 05/13/2011 11:36A
What international law says about the killing of bin Laden - Terrorists have
It does not wage “war” against terrorists, but combats them with a fair and proportional criminal law, in line with the rule of law. This does not exclude the use of force and even the killing of terrorists as ultima ratio but only respecting the rules
Updated: 05/13/2011 11:30A
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