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Lai faces 'no more than life imprisonment'
Qu Xinjiu of the China University of Political Science and Law said that the country's amendments to the Criminal Law, which took effect on May 1, already eliminated capital punishment for 13 economic crimes, including some of those for smuggling,
Updated: 07/22/2011 10:59P
Sunday Mirror phone-hacking claim
Trinity Mirror said its journalists work within the criminal law and Press Complaints Commission code of conduct. The source told Newsnight's Richard Watson: "One afternoon in the newsroom I saw Liz Hurley's phone being hacked and a reporter listen to
Updated: 07/22/2011 10:44P
Sunday Mirror phone-hacking claim revealed by Newsnight
Trinity Mirror said its journalists work within the criminal law and Press Complaints Commission code of conduct. The source told Newsnight's Richard Watson: "One afternoon in the newsroom I saw Liz Hurley's phone being hacked and a reporter listen to
Updated: 07/22/2011 10:43P
Many Failed Efforts to Count Nation's Federal Criminal Laws
The effort came as part of a long and ultimately failed campaign to persuade Congress to revise the criminal code, which by the 1980s was scattered among 50 titles and 23000 pages of federal law. Justice Department lawyers undertook "the laborious
Updated: 07/22/2011 10:35P
As Criminal Laws Proliferate, More Are Ensnared
Federal regulations can also carry the force of federal criminal law, adding to the legal complexity. With the growing number of federal crimes, the number of people sentenced to federal prison has risen nearly threefold over the past 30 years to 83000
Updated: 07/22/2011 10:34P
Most wanted fugitive to face "no more than life imprisonment"
Qu Xinjiu of the China University of Political Science and Law said that the country's amendments to the Criminal Law, which took effect on May 1, already eliminated capital punishment for 13 economic crimes, including some of those for smuggling,
Updated: 07/22/2011 08:11P
No charges for FB 'sexbook' authors
of how to sexually exploit girls who are not legally able to consent because of age or intoxication, or advice to coerce sex by threatening girls with the release of nude photos, are examples of child pornography prohibited by the Criminal Code.
Updated: 07/22/2011 08:06P
Barrett appointed Crown attorney
"Their criminal law experience will be invaluable to the Public Prosecution Service." A native of St. John's, Barrett graduated from Memorial University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and from the University of Saskatchewan in 2002 with
Updated: 07/22/2011 07:27P
Group wants authors of Facebook 'rape manual' charged
But Justice for Girls calls the guide, which is thousands of words long, a "rape manual" with detailed, step-by-step instructions for coercing sex from young girls while avoiding the ire of their parents. UBC law professor Janine Benedet says charges
Updated: 07/22/2011 05:37P
G20 investigator wants law to ban disguises after 17 suspects unidentified
Under the Criminal Code, wearing a disguise is only illegal while committing an offence. Established in the immediate aftermath of the G20 summit, the police's G20 Investigative Team was comprised of senior detectives from a wide range of investigative
Updated: 07/22/2011 04:52P
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