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BACKGROUNDERWhat does 'not criminally responsible' really mean?
But what if the person committing the crime couldn't appreciate the nature of his or her actions or know that they were wrong because of a mental illness? Looking back The basic principle behind Section 16 of the Criminal Code of Canada dates back to a
Updated: 07/06/2011 03:08P
Perils lie in wait if reconciliation is just a slogan
Many red shirts want changes to Article 112 of the Criminal Code concerning lese majeste. Critics have accused Pheu Thai, Thaksin and the red shirts of being disloyal to the monarchy, and attempted to charge them with supposed breaches of Article 112.
Updated: 07/06/2011 03:00P
Who is this judge accountable to?
I echo the thoughts of Michael Zander, who is both a QC and an Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics when he wrote in Criminal Law and Justice Weekly on the 18 th June this year. Zander simply said “Sometimes one asks oneself,
Updated: 07/06/2011 02:59P
Prosecutors' rash moves backfire in Anthony, Strauss-Kahn cases
(CNN) -- The most important part of criminal law doesn't appear in any statute book or textbook. It's not even a formal "law" at all. It's the concept of prosecutorial discretion, and it is at the heart of our justice system -- as the pursuers of Casey
Updated: 07/06/2011 02:54P
Casey Anthony: The Truth is in the Proof
When we move past public outrage and the pretrial conviction by major media, this case is really a positive testament to the criminal justice system. By Jeremy T. Simons, Esq. | Email the author | 1:03pm After 33 days of trial, the Pinellas County jury
Updated: 07/06/2011 02:20P
Iran: Continuing judicial harassment against founders of the Defenders of
ban on practising law or teaching at university, on charges of alleged “actions and propaganda against the Islamic regime”, pursuant to Article 698 of the Islamic Criminal Code, in relation to the foundation of DHRC and being its spokesperson;
Updated: 07/06/2011 01:32P
Egyptian official: Holocaust a 'lie' and 9/11 'made in USA'
"It's a shame that the West — the cradle of liberalism — should have a criminal law incriminating any discussion of any historical fact," Ezz El-Arab said. "It's a sacred cow. The '6 million' is a sacred cow." A former Wafd youth leader told the
Updated: 07/06/2011 01:32P
Egypt party leader: Holocaust 'a lie,' 9/11 'made in USA'
"It's a shame that the West — the cradle of liberalism — should have a criminal law incriminating any discussion of any historical fact," Ezz El-Arab said. "It's a sacred cow. The '6 million' is a sacred cow." A former Wafd youth leader told the
Updated: 07/06/2011 01:32P
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(AP) -- Federal documents show Exxon Mobil Co. told concerned regulators that an oil pipeline beneath the flooding Yellowstone River was 12 feet beneath the riverbed a month before the line broke and spewed an estimated 1000 barrels of crude into the
Updated: 07/06/2011 01:13P
States' Anti-Immigrant Bills Expand the Law-Free Zone
A Georgia court recently blocked the “papers please” provision of the state's anti-immigrant bill on the grounds that using ID-checks to root out immigration violations would lead to an “end-run – not around federal criminal law – but around federal
Updated: 07/06/2011 12:51P
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