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Airport detainee says she was a victim of profiling
But legality has little to do with reality, said Bob Rigg, a Drake professor of criminal law. “The reality is that there is a profile out there,” Rigg said. “The 9/11 terrorists looked a certain way and were of certain descent.
Updated: 09/14/2011 05:05A
DRC parliament adopts bill to create specialised court for serious violations
DRC Minister of Justice and Human Rights Emmanuel Luzolo Bambi Lessa told IPS that “the involvement of foreign magistrates will contribute to strengthening the capacities of Congolese investigators not yet accustomed to dealing with this type of crime”
Updated: 09/14/2011 04:35A
China to legalise secret detention
The proposed change to China's criminal law would make it legal to detain suspects for up to six months at a time without charge in secret locations away from police stations and official prisons. The practice - known as “disappearance” - became a
Updated: 09/14/2011 04:31A
DR CONGO: Specialised Court for Serious Human Rights Abuses
"Justice is an instrument of sovereignty for states. The admission of foreign magistrates to the international jurisdiction," says Maurice Mudishi, lawyer and expert in international humanitarian law. they will also work under the same conditions.
Updated: 09/14/2011 03:21A
Haines Wharf Park project 'did not go well'
6 meeting, council approved an investigation to explore if any civil or criminal laws or city policies were broken. Eight of the 10 change orders were approved by then-Mayor Gary Haakenson; two were approved by Mayor Mike Cooper. During the Aug.
Updated: 09/14/2011 03:08A
Specialised Court for Serious Human Rights Abuses
The minister's view is shared by Nyabirungu Mwene Songa, professor of criminal law at UNIKIN and a lawyer at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), who believes that "members of the Congolese judiciary will not only benefit from the
Updated: 09/14/2011 02:35A
Law and Order
More DUI enforcement • The Illinois State Police will be stepping DUI patrols through October. The agency said troopers will conduct the extra patrols in Madison and St. Clair counties, looking for motorists driving in an unsafe manner,
Updated: 09/14/2011 01:02A
China's secret detention plans alarming
The proposed change to China's criminal law would make it legal to detain suspects for up to six months at a time without charge in secret locations away from police stations and official prisons. The practice -- known as "disappearance" -- became a
Updated: 09/14/2011 12:35A
China's secret detention plans alarm activists
The proposed change to China's criminal law would make it legal to detain suspects for up to six months at a time without charge in secret locations away from police stations and official prisons. The practice -- known as "disappearance" -- became a
Updated: 09/13/2011 11:42P
Gun advocates advise arming against violence
Showing or telling a criminal that the victim is armed is enough to stop the crime immediately.” Nelson said that privately owned firearms are used up to 2.5 million times a year to stop crimes according to the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology,
Updated: 09/13/2011 11:20P
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