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NEPAL: Criminalizing torture and bringing it to an end
The case of Hom Bahadur Bagale, an inspector of police tortured and detained incommunicado for two weeks in 2002 for having refused to follow an order from a superior, also illustrates at length the aberration of the current justice process,
Updated: 06/24/2011 11:11P
INDONESIA: Delayed Criminal Code prolongs torture
Amending the Criminal Code to make an act as defined in the international Convention punishable by law is a minimum requirement. Instead of fulfilling this requirement the government makes reference to maltreatment articles that actually only cover
Updated: 06/24/2011 09:11P
Alarm over youth crimes
The presiding judge called the defendant's criminal action "disgusting", but the magistrate was forced to go with a light punishment according to law, which stipulates that boys under 14 cannot be charged with rape. This tenet of criminal law is
Updated: 06/24/2011 09:02P
Former 'Playboy' editor walks free on historical ruling
and head of Erwin's legal team, Todung Mulya Lubis, said Erwin's acquittal should be considered a triumph for the press because it had set an example that all legal cases concerning the press should refer to the Press Law, not the Criminal Code.
Updated: 06/24/2011 09:01P
This weekend on TV: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" signs off
In the 198 th and final episode, Goren and Eames investigate the murders of two staffers at a company involved in a heated lawsuit. The original "Law & Order" ended its 20-year, 456-episode run in May 2010. "Law & Order: LA" lasted only a season - its
Updated: 06/24/2011 07:06P
Reasonable Doubt: No punishment could deter riots from happening again in
Every day we read police reports, organize facts into stories, study the law, put together arguments, and help our clients navigate the criminal justice system. Our job is to assist people who are already caught up in the system, but what we do
Updated: 06/24/2011 05:44P
OFL President Calls for Toronto Police Chief to Resign Over Handling of G20
"However, the law never allowed the police to conduct extraordinary searches on lawful citizens outside of the perimeter of the fence, let alone all over the downtown core. Toronto became a police state." According to the Criminal Code of Canada,
Updated: 06/24/2011 05:18P
Compromise clause soon in dowry cases?
After conducting nationwide consultations, the overwhelming response received by the Law Commission, headed by Justice PV Reddy, was that Section 498A be amended to make the offence compoundable. In criminal law, it means avoiding prosecution as a
Updated: 06/24/2011 04:00P
Minister Timba arrested
Moyo said Tsvangirai and Timba allegedly violated Section 33 of the Criminal Code, which prohibits the undermining of the authority of the President or insulting the Head of State and Government. The former Information minister was responding to public
Updated: 06/24/2011 02:50P
D'Onofrio: 'It's odd' to see 'Criminal Intent' end
By Gabe Falcon "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Vincent D'Onofrio didn't mince words. "It's odd," he said when asked about the decision to cancel the long-running police procedural. "The fact that we had so many viewers, more than other cable shows,
Updated: 06/24/2011 01:58P
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