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Fostering a culture of ethical dealing overseas costs money - but it's worth it
Subsequently, Parliament amended the Criminal Code Act to comply with the OECD convention. The amendments apply to individuals and companies and introduced a new offence of bribing foreign public officials overseas. The result is that if an Australian
Updated: 07/04/2011 10:54A
Ontario court to rule on whether Canada's nudity laws are constitutional
"The purpose of the criminal law is to protect us from harm, not to protect the sensibilities of the most prudish among us," Nader Hasan, one of Coldin's lawyers, said in an interview. "These laws violate freedom of expression and they are overbroad
Updated: 07/04/2011 10:46A
Lawyers plan to challenge Canada's nudity laws
"The purpose of the criminal law is to protect us from harm, not to protect the sensibilities of the most prudish among us," Nader Hasan, one of Coldin's lawyers, said in an interview. "These laws violate freedom of expression and they are overbroad
Updated: 07/04/2011 10:31A
Mother a Primary Suspect in Murder of Infant
Article 212 of Criminal Law states clearly that if a mother is responsible for her infant's death due to fear, distress or confused state of mind she can expect to be sentenced to up to six years of imprisonment. In addition to detention, the Reykjavk
Updated: 07/04/2011 10:16A
Companies can no longer afford to turn blind eye to bribery practices
Before 1999, if a sales manager of an Australian company paid a bribe to a government official in, say, China, that person could be prosecuted in China under Chinese anti-bribery laws. But that person couldn't be prosecuted in Australia.
Updated: 07/04/2011 10:02A
Ontario court rules on legality of nudity law
"The purpose of the criminal law is to protect us from harm, not to protect the sensibilities of the most prudish among us," Nader Hasan, one of Coldin's lawyers, said in an interview. "These laws violate freedom of expression and they are overbroad
Updated: 07/04/2011 09:49A
Think it possible that ye may be mistaken
The first slice of my response to Tim Wilkinson's challenge, on the subject of drugs and the law, on his blog 'Surely Some Mistake', follows. At least part of it does. I have been grazing on the southern slopes of his enormous article, and do not claim
Updated: 07/04/2011 08:13A
8. Mother a Primary Suspect...
Article 212 of Criminal Law states clearly that if a mother is responsible for her infant's death due to fear, distress or confused state of mind she can expect to be sentenced to up to six years of imprisonment. In addition to detention, the Reykjavk
Updated: 07/04/2011 07:59A
Chief prosecutor offers to resign over investigation right feud
“I take the full responsibility in prosecutors' commotions whirling over the passage of the revision of Criminal Procedure Code,” Kim said at a press briefing held at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul. “This is also to prevent other
Updated: 07/04/2011 07:51A
Nigeria: Police Officer Docked for Murder
The offence is contrary to Section 319 (1) of the criminal code law Cap C. Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State 2003. According to the charge, Sgt. Abolade was alleged to have "on August 28, 2009 at Ademuyiwa Junction, Iponri, Lagos, in Lagos Judicial Division,
Updated: 07/04/2011 06:01A
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