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Cyclists lament hard time peddling Edmonton nude ride
The law surrounding public nudity is somewhat complicated and is covered in sections 173 and 174 of the Criminal Code. Section 173 makes it an indictable offence to expose one's “genital organs” for a sexual purpose in a public place to a person under
Updated: 05/31/2011 12:24P
Major counterfeiting ring busted in China
This is the first major operation since the implementation of the new Criminal Law Amendment (VIII) bill in China, which abolished the requirement for counterfeiting offenses to be "harmful enough to seriously endanger human health" in order to attract
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:29A
Kenya to appeal ICC ruling on crimes-against-humanity suspects
"This issue of giving an opportunity to the state party which has applied for it ... is fundamental to the development of international criminal law." The six men are former Agriculture Minister William Ruto, opposition leader Henry Kosgey and radio
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:23A
Vincent E. Doyle III Takes Office As New York State Bar Association President
"What lawyers do best is help people achieve justice. As attorneys, we have no greater responsibility than to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society--the disabled veteran, the hardworking immigrant, the indigent single mother--have the same
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:04A
Anglo Irish Bank: court criticises inaction in criminal wrongdoing cases
In such circumstances, one could reasonably expect that the relevant authorities in the State would carry out a comprehensive investigation so as to ascertain whether any breach or breaches of the criminal law might have occurred in respect of the
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:47A
Peace Palace Library Lecture Series: When Rling Waves Advanced Towards the
Rling's appointment as a judge to the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal prompted Rling to take up issues of international criminal law and general international law. He subsequently became one of the founding fathers of the new international discipline of
Updated: 05/31/2011 10:01A
One Week in the Life of a Police State
A few people on board have begun to pick up a slight hiss in the background, to observe a faint haze of mist in the air or on their glasses, to note that the river current seems to be running slightly faster. But no one yet seems to have realized that
Updated: 05/31/2011 09:44A
Kenya Plans to Appeal ICC Ruling on Admissibility of Cases
The ICC's pre-trial chamber didn't hear oral arguments from the Kenyan government that are "fundamental to the development of international criminal law," Wako said in a statement today. The ICC's pre-trial chamber ruled the cases are admissible
Updated: 05/31/2011 09:30A
NKU now offers completely online bachelor, associate programs in criminal justice
Both programs, which are designed so that students can complete the degrees entirely online, provide a conceptual understanding of criminal justice institutions and processes, theories of crime and punishment, criminal law and social science research
Updated: 05/31/2011 09:02A
Rich find it too easy to tip scales of justice
These specific questions not only decide the judgment of individual cases but will also influence public perceptions over whether justice is being done or not. The rules need to be clearly and firmly laid down. The existence of grey areas adds to
Updated: 05/31/2011 07:01A
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