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You won't do time for 'white-collar' crime - no laws seem to cover it
"The biggest risk we face by failing to hold people to account, if the evidence supports it, is that the public will see a two-tier system of justice that allows the rich and powerful to be immunised from the full reach of the criminal law," said Shane
Updated: 06/09/2011 07:26A
Torture inquiry will cover rendition, vows QC
The inquiry members had asked specialists in criminal law to advise them on liability for encouraging or assisting someone else to commit an offence. David Perry QC said this was a complex and difficult area and Professor Graham Virgo, from Cambridge,
Updated: 06/09/2011 06:57A
PGO says, Germany agrees to extradite runaway Kyiv Council deputy to Ukraine
The department of justice of the Federal Republic of Germany has satisfied an inquiry by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office on the extradition of former chief of the permanent commission for land issues at Kyiv City Council, Oleksiy Yevlah,
Updated: 06/09/2011 06:51A
Preliminary Inquiries
Provisions in the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act, Chapter 10:01, set out the restrictions on publication of reports of PI proceedings. Reporting is limited to particulars of the names, addresses and occupations of the accused person and the witnesses,
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:20A
'Root rater' goes viral
Mr Black said while the law lagged behind advances in communication technology, the precedence established by the Defence Force Academy Skype sex scandal meant concerned parties could have broken section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:18A
Yanukovych signs law liquidating assessors in courts
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a law on amendments to the Criminal and Procedural Code of Ukraine regarding the participation of assessors in criminal proceedings in courts, the presidential press service has reported.
Updated: 06/09/2011 05:05A
Yanukovych: Ukraine is improving its anti-corruption policy consistently
In his opinion, one of the steps to implement the government anti-corruption policy effectively will also be the adoption of the new Law of Ukraine "On the Prosecutor's Office" and "On the Police". "The new Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine is
Updated: 06/09/2011 04:31A
China vows stricter food safety law enforcement
BEIJING -- China has vowed to resolve the country's food safety problems through stricter enforcement of laws and regulations, according to an official statement Xinhua received Wednesday. The ultimate way to end food safety incidents lies in the laws,
Updated: 06/09/2011 03:24A
Facebook sex scourge
Mr Black said while the law lagged behind advances in communication technology, the precedence established by the Defence Force Academy Skype sex scandal meant concerned parties could have broken section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
Updated: 06/09/2011 02:10A
Facebook sex ratings spread through cyberspace
Mr Black said while the law lagged behind advances in communication technology, the precedence established by the Defence Force Academy Skype sex scandal meant concerned parties could have broken section 474.17 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
Updated: 06/09/2011 02:10A
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