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Fashola in defence of pregnant women
Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State has stepped in to battle men who impregnate women and abandon them to bear the responsibilities of the pregnancy alone. By a new bill he signed into law on Monday, August 8, it becomes possible for any man who
Updated: 08/10/2011 05:46P
China Outlaws Bribery Overseas
On February 25, 2011, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Eighth Amendment to the PRC Criminal Law (the “Eighth Amendment”), which took effect on May 1, 2011. Article 29 of the Eighth Amendment criminalizes,
Updated: 08/10/2011 04:18P
Defence of property: what is permissible?
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 s.76 comes into play. This section is important though it has been regarded by some writers as "one of the worst examples of gesture politics" and as failing to clarify the law in a number of areas.
Updated: 08/10/2011 12:13P
Top Finnish prosecutor wants to stop online hate speech
Authoritarian calls to monitor "dangerous language" used on the Internet are growing in Finland, with one senior government official claiming he is pursuing such an initiative for the public's own good. According to AFP, Finland's top prosecutor is
Updated: 08/10/2011 11:19A
Another Phone-hacking Scandal Arrest Made
A spokesperson for the Met police said: "He was arrested on suspicion of unlawful interception of communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal
Updated: 08/10/2011 11:14A
Phone hacking: 61-year-old man arrested
"He was arrested on suspicion of unlawful interception of communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977," the police statement
Updated: 08/10/2011 11:05A
The media must ensure self-regulation - Kufuor
Mr Kufuor was speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law in Accra. The programme, which was organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with sponsorship from MTN, was on the theme: “A decade of
Updated: 08/10/2011 10:41A
Vice President Mahama ignites hope to actualize Media Development Fund
The Vice President was speaking at a programme to mark the anniversary of the Repeal of the Criminal Libel Law. The Media Foundation for West Africa says the repeal of the Criminal and Seditious Libel Law ten years ago has done more good to society
Updated: 08/10/2011 10:39A
Drawings by James Gillray rediscovered
An album with forty drawings by the famous caricaturist James Gillray (1756-1815) has been discovered at the criminal law policy unit of the British Ministry of Justice. The album was hidden from public view, as the contents were deemed highly immoral
Updated: 08/10/2011 10:00A
Phone hacking arrest: Police cuff 61-year-old man
"He was arrested on suspicion of unlawful interception of communications, contrary to Section 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section 1 (1) Criminal Law Act 1977," said the Met in a
Updated: 08/10/2011 09:58A
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