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Parnell picks Louis Menendez to replace Patricia Collins on Juneau Superior
Menendez currently focuses on criminal defense in his private practice. According to Parnell's office, Menendez received his juris doctorate from the University of California's Hastings College of Law, and his master of laws in criminal law and justice
Updated: 05/25/2011 08:34P
Guidelines may be put on statutory footing
A RANGE of professions could face sanctions for failing to report child welfare concerns under Government plans to put the Children First child protection guidelines on a statutory footing. The move was announced yesterday by Minister for Children
Updated: 05/25/2011 07:16P
Why the Supreme Court of UK has power to overturn Scots convictions
In the civil justice system, Scotland's highest court, the Court of Session was not the final arbiter of cases, because an appeal could be taken to the House of Lords in London, and its judgments were binding north of the Border.
Updated: 05/25/2011 07:00P
Dictatorship-Era Law Used to Squelch Activism
But although they were tried under ordinary criminal law, the case against them was built on the investigation carried out under the anti-terrorism legislation, and their recent conviction was based on the testimony of police officers and anonymous
Updated: 05/25/2011 06:46P
CHILE: Dictatorship-Era Law Used to Squelch Activism
But although they were tried under ordinary criminal law, the case against them was built on the investigation carried out under the anti-terrorism legislation, and their recent conviction was based on the testimony of police officers and anonymous
Updated: 05/25/2011 06:44P
Arab lawyers urged to join ICC
Justice Silvana Arbia, Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called upon Arab states and citizens to contribute to and participate in the ICC in order to strengthen the court and the rule of law in their own countries.
Updated: 05/25/2011 05:46P
A National Response to the HIV Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
In addition, the 2009 Report of the Commission on AIDS in the Pacific recommended “legislative reform to repeal legislation that criminalize high-risk behaviour and promotes HIV related discrimination …” 2 The legislative framework for the national
Updated: 05/25/2011 05:03P
Criminal Law: Sentencing - Proffered Session - Self-Incriminating Information
Where a district court considered self-incriminating information disclosed by a defendant during a proffer session, in which he provided drug trafficking information to the government, to determine the defendant's advisory
Updated: 05/25/2011 04:17P
Judge allows Camden man accused of pushing wife off cliff to take a Midwestern
From what i can tell from some research i did maine does not have attempted murder in there criminal code…they do have aggravated attempted murder but i found nothing on attempted murder… must be why they charged him with the aggravated assault…. must
Updated: 05/25/2011 04:13P
Here Comes the Jared Loughner Competency Hearing (Updated)
This concept has since been codified into federal law. Section 4241(a) of the criminal code states: At any time after the commencement of a prosecution for an offense and prior to the sentencing of the defendant... the defendant or the attorney for the
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:52P
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