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Palma supports calls to amend juvenile law
CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma supports calls from various sectors to review the provisions of the law that exempts a child who committed a crime at age 15 or below from criminal liability. He said yesterday that a review has
Updated: 09/15/2011 02:01P
Drunk driving cases drop 40% in Xiamen over last 4 months
Drunk driving cases have dropped 40% in Xiamen since May 1 st , the day when the amended criminal law which imposes harsher punishments on drunk drivers took effect. Nearly 200 drunken men were caught in the past four months, reports Xiamen Daily.
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:50P
WFU law students to protest Georgia execution
The trip is being organized by the law school's criminal law roundtable and Mark Rabil, director of the school's Innocence and Justice Clinic. Rabil was also Hunt's attorney during Hunt's fight to clear his name. "I am encouraging my students to ride
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:46P
Charges in fatal crash against ex-Viking's wife
AP - MINNEAPOLIS The Hennepin County attorney has filed felony charges against the wife of a former Minnesota Viking in a fatal hit-and-run crash. The attorney for Amy Senser says she turned herself in to the Minnesota State Patrol Thursday morning.
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:44P
Ethan Hawke To Shoot Pilot For New NBC Cop Drama
NBC has already reportedly committed to a pilot of the show, which was created by "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" writer and producer Chris Brancato. He and D'Onofrio have worked side by side in the past on "Criminal Intent.
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:40P
Govt concedes right to silence in law reforms
Criminal justice reforms are sure to become law before the election now they have support across all political parties. Photo / APN Justice Minister Simon Power has raised the white flag on his criminal justice reforms with a commitment
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:32P
UK law on rights arrests ends row with Israel
The law amends legislation which Israel had protested about, saying it exposed its high-profile officials to the threat of arrest for alleged offences if they visited Britain. Under the old law, private individuals could start criminal prosecutions,
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:19P
London law firms to help provide SIPT defense
With long-awaited criminal charges looming by the Special Investigation and Prosecution Team, two London law firms say they will help Turks and Caicos Islands law firms which might face conflicts in representing their clients.
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:04P
ISA – the irrelevant law?
In Singapore, the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act provide for preventive detention without trial, which could be renewed indefinitely. The longest serving detainee Chia Thye Poh was imprisoned for 23 years
Updated: 09/15/2011 01:03P
Oro leaders back up move to rectify Juvenile law
Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, chairperson of the City Council's committee on police, fire and public safety, said Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 needs to be amended considering that minors are now being recruited and
Updated: 09/15/2011 12:50P
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