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Youth DNA collection a burning issue
There's a good chance that an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling deeming automatic DNA collection for certain youth criminals to be constitutional will go all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. David Rose believes the appeal court erred in its
Updated: 05/30/2011 10:33A
Africa Day about rights
Also of concern is the continued existence of criminal defamation and insult laws as enshrined under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, which poses obstacles to the media and civic society organisations' watchdog roles over the three arms
Updated: 05/30/2011 09:11A
Criminal charges brought against Burjanadze's husband
He also mentions that “the information became available, that there was an armed group, which in case of necessity would have joined the rally and opened fire on law enforcement” officers. Bitsadze is a former chief of border police, who resigned from
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:30A
Mapuche: Enduring the Continuous Discrimination
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: 05/30/2011 06:24A
Supreme Court complaint stepped up
It was meant to be a situation that when the Supreme Court was invoked that criminal law would remain in the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland. "I don't think anybody ever imagined that we would have the routine challenges on
Updated: 05/30/2011 05:43A
Criminal Enforcement Law Creates Isolation within Isolation
The focal point of the meeting was laid on the effect of articles 16 and 25 of the Criminal Enforcement Law (C?K) on the living conditions of convicts serving an aggravated life sentence and diseased convicts. Prof. ?ebnem Korur Fincanc?, Forensic
Updated: 05/30/2011 05:15A
Elder abuse often goes unreported in our society
Reporting on this case, the police stated that roughly 4 to 10 per cent of elderly people suffer abuse. This estimate was described by others as a serious underestimation. An American study concluded that for every one case of elder abuse reported,
Updated: 05/30/2011 05:09A
Bike thefts a problem around state
Lock the bike in a lighted, visible place with plenty of pedestrian traffic. Make sure the lock is not near the ground, where it can be hammered. Register the bike with local police or the National Bike Registry, a national database that helps recover
Updated: 05/30/2011 03:22A
Convicted for Threats against Local Newspaper
The Tunceli Emek newspaper won their case against former Vice Director of the Tunceli National Education Department akmak and Samsun Municipality employee Erdo?an. At the same time, twelve trials are pending against the local daily.
Updated: 05/30/2011 03:12A
SNP wants Scottish appeals heard in France, not Britain
Kenny MacAskill, the Scottish Justice Minister, said: “We believe the UK Supreme Court should have no role in matters of Scots criminal law. “We also believe that the distinct Scottish legal system should have direct access to the European Court in
Updated: 05/30/2011 01:00A
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