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Bulgarian parliament amends law to criminalize match-fixing
Last year, authorities investigated allegations of match-fixing in eight football matches but legal proceedings stumbled over the lack of provision in criminal law. The new legislation is expected also to counter illegal online betting which has gained
Updated: 07/21/2011 11:10A
YK RCMP no longer releasing names of charged suspects
Typically, the Yellowknife detachment releases the names of people charged under the Criminal Code to reporters - usually in a press release. Wednesday, Const. Kathy Law confirmed to CJCD that the detachment is under a new policy to not provide the
Updated: 07/21/2011 10:53A
Azerbaijani Ombudsman urges courts to protect children's interests
"The Family Code has the provisions on concluding the marriage contract and passing medical examination by the parties before the marriage. The medical examination must be free. The criminal law prohibits the use of life sentence for the women who had
Updated: 07/21/2011 08:58A
STATE v. RANDOLPH
William L. Bernard, Grannis & Hauge, PA, Eagan, Minnesota, John F. Fossum, Fossum Law Office, Northfield, Minnesota, Richard P. Ohlenberg, Ohlenberg Law Office, Richfield, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Criminal Law Section Minnesota State Bar
Updated: 07/21/2011 08:03A
Prosecution of drug dealers strengthened
Governor Corbett signed legislation aimed at giving law enforcement a stronger tool to prosecute drug dealers by changing the Pennsylvania Criminal Code to classify “drug delivery resulting in death” as a first-degree felony. Prior to the new law,
Updated: 07/21/2011 07:27A
The The UK Bribery Act 2010 And Its Impact On The Insurance SectorAnd Its
Given that Aon was fined £5.25 million by the FSA in 2009 for failing to meet the standards expected of it under the then current regime, many organisations in the insurance industry will need to review their practices and policies to ensure that they
Updated: 07/21/2011 06:47A
Tymoshenko's defense to request repeat reading of indictment
"We will insist that the indictment be announced again due to the fact that Yulia Tymoshenko was thrown out of the courtroom in violation of the criminal procedure law..If the court doesn't agree with this position, we will insist that the video of the
Updated: 07/21/2011 05:17A
Human Rights Report: Military attacks on schools a war crime
They were also failing to account for the negative consequences for children's right to education when armed forces converted schools into bases and barracks. “Children are entitled to go to school in a safe environment, even during times of conflict,”
Updated: 07/21/2011 05:16A
Chapman: Measures like Caylee's Law risk unintended outcomes
As a general rule of sound government, it's also a good idea never to enact a law named after a person. Personalizing criminal law usually stems from fruitless outrage at a freakish event. Plenty of legislators are ignoring that risk.
Updated: 07/21/2011 04:14A
Prosecutors: Volha detained on suspicion of receiving $500000 bribe
"A criminal case was opened against Head of the State Commission for the Regulation of Financial Services Markets of Ukraine Vasyl Volha under Part 3, Article 368 of the Criminal Code – the receipt of a large bribe by an official, in preliminary
Updated: 07/21/2011 03:49A
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