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Ochoa explains Aquino's silence on land reform, RH bill
In his security cluster for instance, law experts are focusing on updating the Revised Penal Code, which still contains antiquated laws. “The criminal justice system must be upgraded because our most basic criminal law was enacted during the days of
Updated: 07/26/2011 02:28P
Crooked Cops
The justice system is a reflection of the society it protects. The system itself is inherently unjust, overwhelmingly favouring the rich against the poor. The strings are pulled by the rich and powerful, the forces of the state, and the media.
Updated: 07/26/2011 01:35P
A Matter of Enforcemen?t
In summing up Lord Justice Keane said “The Court's remit is limited; issues of war, the legality or not thereof are political therefore non-justiciable” echoing the earlier remarks of Mr Justice Roderick Evans that "Decisions of war are such that the
Updated: 07/26/2011 01:23P
Black Hat Pwnie Award winner will be a criminal
Law enforcement may be interested to see if anyone actually shows up to this year to accept the annual Pwnie Award for Epic Ownage at Black Hat, since all the nominees face possible criminal charges. Law enforcement may be interested to see if anyone
Updated: 07/26/2011 01:02P
Law professor investigates potential human rights violations in Bahrain
is chairman of the commission appointed to inquire into potential instances of what he cites as "violations of human rights under international human rights law and a gross violation of Bahrainian criminal law" that may have occurred during and as
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:49P
Fuel tax dodger jailed following major spillage
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to evade excise duty, breaching section 170(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977. He also admitted polluting controlled waters, in violation of section 85(1) of
Updated: 07/26/2011 12:41P
CBI is picking and choosing 2G accused: Raja
New Delhi: On day two of the 2G spectrum scam trial former telecom minister A raja started his defence by saying that he had not implicated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or the then Finance Minister P Chidambarm and it was the media that had misquoted
Updated: 07/26/2011 11:39A
Lawyer sees Norwegian mass killer "insane"
Prosecutors will consider whether Breivik's acts fall under a 2008 law on crimes against humanity, said Staale Eskeland, professor of criminal law at Oslo University. The lawyer of a Norwegian who killed at least 76 people in a bombing and a shooting
Updated: 07/26/2011 11:09A
The confessed killer of journalist Hrant Dink was sentenced by a juvenile
"The aim of the criminal law … is not just [to see] justice being done, but also to keep the social peace [and] provide a culture of co-existence with all our differences," she said. The Friends of Hrant platform has followed the trials since the
Updated: 07/26/2011 10:49A
Dershowitz in Boston Magazine: Is the government trying hard enough to get
An expert on criminal law, Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at HLS. He is the author of several books, including “The Case for Moral Clarity: Israel, Hamas and Gaza” (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America,
Updated: 07/26/2011 10:27A
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