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Criminal code versus employment code of conduct
Criminal law offences such as theft, fraud, bribery, corruption, computer crimes, assault and so on are also disciplinary offences in terms of employment codes of conduct. When such offences are committed, the employer may decide to report the employee
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:03A
Kosor against decriminalisation of possesion of small amount of marijuana
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has said her party, the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), would not entertain suggestions to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of so-called lighter drugs like marijuana.
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:11A
Herald Column: Helmet Laws & The Nanny-State
If criminal code sanction is not enough to deter foolish young men from consuming alcohol before riding, what makes us think that helmet laws will be any more effective? For example, despite the fact that Nova Scotia has a mandatory helmet law,
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:09A
Commandos finally get justice
But the implication was that Australian criminal law apparently imposed a higher standard on ADF members, who could no longer assume that compliance with international humanitarian law would guarantee lawful conduct. The chief judge advocate's decision
Updated: 05/24/2011 10:00A
Debates of RA Electoral Code at the Sitting of the National Assembly
The National Assembly also debated the bills' package proposing amendments and addenda in RA Criminal Code, in RA Code on Administrative Infringements and in RA Criminal Judicial Code, presented in the second reading, the edited version of the bill on
Updated: 05/24/2011 08:40A
Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Speaks at
The superseding indictment alleges all the hallmarks of organized criminal activity – that the defendants committed crimes ranging from witness tampering and extortion to loan sharking and illegal gambling, and that they used violence and the threat of
Updated: 05/24/2011 07:10A
Breakenridge: Helmet law won't put a stop to ATV injuries
If Criminal Code sanction is not enough to deter foolish young men from consuming alcohol before riding, what makes us think that helmet laws will be any more effective? For example, despite the fact that Nova Scotia has a mandatory helmet law,
Updated: 05/24/2011 07:05A
Academic freedom under fire in royalist Thailand
A supporter of Somsak Jeamteerasakul, a Thammasat University historian, holds a sign protesting the Thai Criminal Code 112, which prohibits people from defaming the monarchy, at a police station, where police heard about an article Mr. Somsak wrote
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:28A
Government wants the punishment to fit the crime
Public Administration and Justice Ministry state secretary Rbert Rpssy told the left-of-centre daily Npszabadsg that a first draft should be ready by year-end following broad consultations. The law would probably take effect in summer 2013,
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:12A
Regional International Bar Association road show goes to Beirut
Based on the very positive response to the earlier road shows held in the region, Al Ghurair said he was confident that this networking event will consolidate the legal ties between the UAE and Lebanon while opening up prospects for future cooperation
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:54A
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