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Stakeholders meet to save 'child-witches'
Although witchcraft is recognised as an offence by Nigerian law in Section 210 of the Criminal Code, participants at the Technical Meeting of Stakeholders on Community-Based Sensitisation against Stigmatisation of Nigerian Children as Witches or
Updated: 06/28/2011 07:04P
'Allow me to die with dignity,' woman pleads
Westbank resident Gloria Taylor, 63, filed an application Tuesday to be recognized as a plaintiff in a suit that would change the Criminal Code to allow mentally competent adults with incurable diseases the right to seek medical help to end their lives
Updated: 06/28/2011 06:26P
Hickenlooper's Selection Imminent On Pueblo County Judge
She received her BA from University of Colorado, Boulder (1986) and her JD from University of Colorado, School of Law (1989). Mrs. Vellar's career has primarily focused on issues pertaining to criminal law.
Updated: 06/28/2011 05:34P
USDOJ: Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Confirmation of James Cole, Lisa
He also counseled businesses on securities, regulatory and criminal law issues. In 2005, Cole was appointed to serve as an independent monitor at the insurance company AIG to review five years of transactions following a settlement with regulators
Updated: 06/28/2011 05:04P
«Silent» protesters threatened with recruitment into military service
The police informed the defense ministry about the draft evaders, and the information was transferred to military recruitment centers, which should take measures to either recruit the men or institute proceedings against them under the Criminal Code or
Updated: 06/28/2011 04:03P
Tribunal for Disputes Over Financial Instruments to Launch
The tribunal, the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts In Finance, also known as Prime Finance, was created by the World Legal Forum foundation, a conflict-resolution initiative started by the International Criminal Law Network and the
Updated: 06/28/2011 03:38P
The real meaning of reconciliation
All forms of political censorship of the media need to be discontinued and both the Computer Crimes Law and Article 112 of the Criminal Code revised to allow democratic freedom of expression. However, introducing a law against inciting hatred without
Updated: 06/28/2011 03:25P
BC woman with ALS joins fight for right to die
The BC Supreme Court in 1992 upheld Criminal Code's Section 241, which prohibits anyone from assisting with a suicide. The court ruled the law is “designed to protect those who may at a moment of weakness, or when they are unable to respond or unable
Updated: 06/28/2011 03:20P
B.C. woman with ALS joins fight for right to die
The BC Supreme Court in 1992 upheld Criminal Code's Section 241, which prohibits anyone from assisting with a suicide. The court ruled the law is “designed to protect those who may at a moment of weakness, or when they are unable to respond or unable
Updated: 06/28/2011 03:16P
Chanel 4 & Darusman Report Designed to convince fools
A well-known principle in law is 'Autrefois Acquit' which means, once exonerated, he remains exonerated. You cannot agitate and re-agitate. Criminal Law in any democratic country recognizes the promptness of placing material. The video clip in Channel
Updated: 06/28/2011 02:40P
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