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Clerical abuse scandal could cost Church dear
Shatter's promised law is in direct response to the age old practice of the Irish Catholic Church trying to deal with abuser-clerics in secret, subject only to Canon as opposed to criminal law, away from public glare and often in the absence of any
Updated: 07/21/2011 03:04A
How Much Has The Chamber Spent On Lobbying For FCPA Reform?
Mukasey has been enlisted to lobby on amendments to the FCPA and “issues related to criminal law and policies affecting US corporations,” the records say. ILR has paid Washington lobbying firms Hollier & Associates LLC and JDM Public Strategies LLC a
Updated: 07/21/2011 12:42A
Jackley chosen to co-chair national panel
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley was selected to serve as co-chairman of the Criminal Law Committee at a recent meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General. New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow will be co-chairwoman.
Updated: 07/21/2011 12:21A
Manchanda Law Manchanda-Law
A true visionary, Rahul Manchanda is the Principal Attorney of Manchanda-Law firm. Over a decade, his association with the internationally recognized law firm has created a name of trust pertaining to immigration law related services,
Updated: 07/20/2011 11:36P
IN BRIEF (Page: 1)
Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily reported the first criminal prosecution of a "cross-border courier" after the mainland amended its criminal law in May. The Hong Kong man, identified by his surname, Wong, was apprehended by mainland customs officers.
Updated: 07/20/2011 10:44P
One Big, Happy Polygamous Family
Last week in Utah, one such family filed a challenge to the state's criminal law. That family — a man, Kody Brown, and his four wives and 16 children — is the focus of a reality program on the cable channel TLC called “Sister Wives.
Updated: 07/20/2011 10:39P
Any Support to Darfur Armed Movements to be Considered Act of Aggression
Parliament Speaker Ahmad Ibrahim Al Tahir pointed out that armed movements exercising violations against the Sudanese government will be subject to punishment in accordance with criminal law. Further, Al Tahir called on government not to renegotiate
Updated: 07/20/2011 08:21P
Right-to-Die: Heading toward Sue Rodriguez 2
In April 2011, the BCCLA filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of 241. The two initial plaintiffs, BC's Lee Carter and her husband Hollis Johnson, had taken Lee's dying North Vancouver mother, Kathleen, to Zurich in 2010 where she was provided with
Updated: 07/20/2011 07:31P
City man charged with fourteen counts of rape
of raping the same female at a second location on December 17 1984 and on various dates between July 1 1983 and February 2 1985, contrary to Section 48 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981.
Updated: 07/20/2011 07:25P
Guest column: Tories, Grits not so different on crime
There have always been mandatory minimums in the Criminal Code. Two of the most important are for murder and crimes committed with guns: the former was passed by the Trudeau Liberals, the latter by the Chrtien Liberals. Or consider the principles of
Updated: 07/20/2011 07:17P
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