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MPs study DNA testing in Britain and Canada
Members of the Police Parliamentary Portfolio Committee - under fire for stalling on proposed new DNA testing legislation - have left for Britain and Canada to study how those countries run their DNA data bases, says a Weekend Argus report.
Updated: 06/20/2011 02:50A
Today - Law Society's Ritchie questions Salmond's attack on Supreme Court
"It's only criminal law that used to have the last port of call of appeal in Scotland. Her civillaw was always subject to appeal to the House of Lords and the limited number of cases that go to the Supreme Court means that, as far as Scots law is
Updated: 06/20/2011 02:24A
Individual's right to challenge 'treaty law' upheld
US that a private individual can challenge whether a federal criminal law passed to implement an international treaty is valid under the Tenth Amendment, says a Jurist report. Carol Anne Bond was charged with burning her husband's mistress using
Updated: 06/20/2011 02:20A
LHC dismisses petition against Sanaullah
The petitioner Advocate Ansar Mehmood had filed a plea against the Punjab Law Minister seeking a criminal case against him under the Criminal Procedure Code. After the budget was announced on June 10, Sanaullah criticised Awan and Punjab Governor Khosa
Updated: 06/20/2011 02:07A
Calls to abolish gay panic defence
Earlier this month in Queensland, a petition sponsored by Brisbane MP Grace Grace was launched to lobby Attorney-General Paul Lucas to make further changes to the use of provocation in that state following the passing of the Criminal Code and Other
Updated: 06/20/2011 01:47A
Prosecution, police agree on gov't mediation on criminal law reform
According to the compromise agreement announced in the attendance of Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, both parties agreed to the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code, which calls for granting police investigators partial rights in the opening of
Updated: 06/20/2011 12:50A
South Korea's Prosecution, Police Agree On Gov't Mediation On Criminal Law Reform
According to the compromise agreement announced in the attendance of Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, both parties agreed to the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code, which calls for granting police investigators partial rights in the opening of
Updated: 06/20/2011 12:05A
S Korea's Prosecution, Police Agree On Gov't Mediation On Criminal Law Reform
According to the compromise agreement announced in the attendance of Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, both parties agreed to the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code, which calls for granting police investigators partial rights in the opening of
Updated: 06/20/2011 12:05A
Cyber safety expert calls for action on Warrnambool Facebook sex site
Ms McLean says the site is breaking the law according to section 47417 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code, which states that it's an offence to use a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. While the average Facebook user is unable to find
Updated: 06/19/2011 10:46P
Leaked North Korean files reveal citizens selling human flesh for food
The manual contained classified information covering three laws such as criminal law, civil law, and the criminal procedure law. The manual's foreword reads: 'this manual is published for the first time and the listed examples are based on actual cases
Updated: 06/19/2011 09:57P
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