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International Criminal Court, Commonwealth Secretariat sign MoU
Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma, on Wednesday signed an MoU with the International Criminal Court, to strengthen and develop co-operation between the two organizations to jointly support States implementing International Criminal Law.
Updated: 07/15/2011 04:17P
Signing of Doha Agreement prompts reactions
Abu Garda stressed that the agreement also stipulates the establishment of a special court, operating under international criminal law, monitored by international experts. He asserted that this would insure that all crimes committed in the Darfur
Updated: 07/15/2011 03:58P
Changes to Criminal Justice Acts Clear First Hurdle
The drawing up of changes to the penal code was one of the biggest projects of this government in the fight against white collar crime, Justice Minister Ales Zalar told MPs. The systemic changes aim to do away with inconsistencies and faults detected
Updated: 07/15/2011 03:14P
People & Practices – July 18
By Staff Reporters The Minnesota State Bar Association announced the certification of Daniel Benson, Benson Law Office; Michael Brandt, Brandt Criminal Defense; Kevin DeVore, Larson King LLP; Andrea George, Federal Public Defenders; and David Keegan,
Updated: 07/15/2011 02:50P
FBI starts phone-hacking investigation
"There have been members of Congress who have asked us to investigate allegations and we are progressing in that regard using the appropriate criminal law enforcement agencies," he said. The FBI often makes preliminary inquiries into issues raised by
Updated: 07/15/2011 02:00P
Cyber crime involving Romanians targeted by DOJ, Romanian Police
More than 100 individuals have been arrested in the United States for their alleged roles in cyber crimes that took place in Romania, the US Department of Justice said in a press statement. A series of law enforcement actions, including arrests and
Updated: 07/15/2011 01:44P
USA confirms the end of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'
As much fun as it may be for many to sit around and speculate that "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" could somehow find itself new life after its tenth season, prepare to be let down -- this final year was indeed the end. ”At the time that Season 10 was
Updated: 07/15/2011 01:33P
Webcast: Professor Suk testifies on copyright law in the fashion industry
Suk—whose research interests include criminal law and procedure, family law, art law, and entertainment law—has published several articles on the topic of copyright law in the fashion industry. Her articles, co-written with Columbia Law Professor C.
Updated: 07/15/2011 01:31P
ETHICALLY SPEAKING: You know what is right and you should do it
Turning to areas of practice in which misconduct was found in public disciplinary decisions, criminal law/traffic leads the pack with 20 percent of the cases followed by bankruptcy which accounted for 19 percent, litigation 17 percent, family law 12
Updated: 07/15/2011 12:41P
Police probe murder of Carpathian wizard
A criminal case was opened under Part 1, Article 115 (murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The Verkhovyna district department of police received a message from Verkhniy Yaseniv at 0650 early on Friday that Nechai had been found dead with stab
Updated: 07/15/2011 12:37P
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