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Implement amended code soon, says Bar Council
PUTRAJAYA: The Bar Council is questioning the delay in the implementation of the newly-amended Criminal Procedure Code. Its Criminal Law Committee deputy chairman Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu said the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2010,
Updated: 06/12/2011 08:39P
Wave of global abolition spells end for death penalty
By Liu Guofu Yao Jiaxin, the 21-year-old music student who stabbed a young mother to death after hitting her with his car, was executed last Tuesday. His sentence prompted another round of discussion over the increasingly controversial use of the death
Updated: 06/12/2011 01:35P
On Tonight: Tony Awards, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Protector
NPH hosts (if you have to ask, you are no longer allowed to watch television, and you are required to immediately subscribe to People magazine). Not sure if they are highlighting the Book of Mormon because my understanding is there is not even a
Updated: 06/12/2011 12:13P
Police react to new Ala. immigration law
Law enforcement officials who spoke with WHNT News 19 on Thursday voiced support for the new law, but said it would not entirely solve Alabama's illegal immigration problem. "I really don't know what the single biggest change will be," said Madison
Updated: 06/12/2011 11:54A
Parliamentary Bill seeks to limit sharia law in UK
A Parliamentary Bill has been tabled in the House of Lords that would stop sharia courts in this country claiming that they have legal jurisdiction over family or criminal law. The Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill, was introduced into
Updated: 06/12/2011 11:27A
Florida port security may be 'jeopardized' after repeal of law
Florida's security law required criminal background checks for port entry and access to restricted areas. Ports had to meet specific security requirements and pass snap inspections by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Updated: 06/12/2011 11:22A
The true measure of success (19 photos)
"When I speak of justice, I do not talk in this context about justice in the sense of the Criminal Code, the statutory laws, or the court power group in which judges, lawyers, police and litigants are involved on a daily basis," she said.
Updated: 06/12/2011 10:28A
SundayOpinion: No law sanctions police brutality
Specifically, I am interested in the anonymous police officer who said, “For example, people cannot always complain about abuse since police are allowed by law to use minimum force in their investigations because naturally, people deny even the most
Updated: 06/12/2011 08:13A
Mugabe intensifies repressions against opponents
The majority were charged with public violence, criminal nuisance or holding meetings without notifying the police. "Most commonly used legislation is the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act and the Public Order and Security Act. "The trend is
Updated: 06/12/2011 07:39A
Experts differ on husband's role in Nunun's absence
“Adang simply couldn't be arrested as the Criminal Code spares room for family members who decline to cooperate with law enforcers due to humanitarian considerations,” Hasanuddin University legal expert Achmad Ali said Sunday,
Updated: 06/12/2011 07:32A
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