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Medvedev moves to decriminalize 'commercial smuggling'
MOSCOW, June 7 (RIA Novosti) - A new bill of amendments to Russia's Criminal Code will decriminalize the smuggling of commercial goods and introduce more lenient punishments for drug addicts caught trafficking. President Dmitry Medvedev submitted an
Updated: 06/07/2011 01:39P
Special Needs Schools like Granite Academy in Braintree Seek Law Change
Representatives of special education schools such as Granite Academy in Braintree are seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would require criminal background checks on staff to include out-of-state
Updated: 06/07/2011 01:28P
NBC's 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' 3rd place 9pm
At 9 pm ET, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" averaged a 0.9/2 in 18-49 and 4.5 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour to its second, "Law & Order: CI" grew in all key ratings categories, including gains of 25 percent in adults 18-49 (to a 1.0
Updated: 06/07/2011 12:41P
Kremlin - Draft law aimed at humanization of criminal legislation has been
Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation. The draft law is aimed at humanization of Russian criminal legislation.
Updated: 06/07/2011 12:36P
Dial Mladic for mass murder
CANBERRA — The old saying about the importance of justice appearing to be done as well as being done is perhaps even more relevant to international than national politics. This is so because we operate in a world order in which the
Updated: 06/07/2011 12:30P
Dangerous And Under The Radar, Canada
In 2007, sex workers launched legal challenges in the Ontario and British Columbia Superior Courts against sections of the Canadian Criminal Code. They sued, claiming federal laws put them at higher risk, intensified their marginalization and violated
Updated: 06/07/2011 12:15P
Sen. Leahy seeks to apply U.S. criminal law to contractors like Blackwater
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) this week introduced legislation that would subject US contractors overseas to US criminal law, including private contractors involved in US military
Updated: 06/07/2011 11:05A
Genital mutilation to be outlawed
The Senate unanimously agreed to ask the government to prepare an amendment to the criminal law. The House of Representatives approved a similar proposal last December. Those found guilty of carrying out or encouraging female circumcision will face up
Updated: 06/07/2011 10:59A
Ninth Circuit affirms federal criminal conviction of employee who downloaded
A new decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals suggests that federal criminal law may provide a powerful deterrent against such activity. In US v. Nosal, the defendant left employment and helped start a competing venture.
Updated: 06/07/2011 10:48A
Turkmenistan Weekly Roundup
The state report indulged in the usual abstractions and bids for good will by proclamations of having just passed legislation, such as a revised criminal code and code of criminal procedures, which was ostensibly to mitigate torture.
Updated: 06/07/2011 10:26A
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