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SJ's Opening address at Conference on Law Reform
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - Following is the opening address by the Secretary for Justice, Mr. Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the ONC Conference on Law Reform "Does law reform need reforming in Hong Kong?" at the University of Hong Kong this morning (September 17): It
Updated: 09/17/2011 12:10A
'Romeo and Juliet' law offers a way off Florida's sex offender list
Then there are clients like Gorby, now 23. He broke the law, but was he a threat? In May, three years after his arrest, a judge decided Gorby was not. Gorby, who lives in Leesburg, still has a criminal record but said he finally feels free.
Updated: 09/16/2011 09:48P
Juvenile Justice Law will be amended by year's end — solon
These are Children at Risk, Children in Conflict with the Law and Youthful Offenders. Children at Risk are those in the age group below 12 years old. They should be totally exempted from criminal liability. Children in Conflict with the Law are those
Updated: 09/16/2011 08:04P
The EPA's Most-Wanted List
The Heritage Foundation has an entire project on overcriminalization, the alarming trend in Congress to try to use criminal law to solve every problem, punish every mistake, and generally coerce Americans into conforming their behavior to satisfy
Updated: 09/16/2011 07:36P
Dixie State Receives Regent for New Criminal Justice Degree and Several
DSC's criminal justice degree program, available as a bachelor's of arts and a bachelor's of science degree, is designed to prepare graduates to enter the growing field of law enforcement and the meet the profession's continued need for qualified
Updated: 09/16/2011 07:33P
Flaws in the law: fixing the legal system
District courts, in particular, deal with an enormous volume of work: almost 500000 criminal and 110000 civil cases last year. About 30000 of these related to family- and child-law matters, meaning that issues of fundamental importance to people's
Updated: 09/16/2011 07:28P
Legislation fails victims of forced labour in Ireland
Trafficking for forced labour is a criminal offence under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, but prosecution would appear to require proof of movement of victims across borders for exploitation. “In practice, we're finding it very hard to
Updated: 09/16/2011 07:28P
First Look: Law & Order SVU Swears In Its New Detectives
Pino takes on the role of Nick Amaro, a detective whose forte is reading the criminal and empathizing with them to elicit a confession. Giddish plays Detective Amanda Rollins, fresh out of training with a wealth of knowledge
Updated: 09/16/2011 06:14P
Antwi-Danso: Bring back Criminal Libel Law before Ghana is plunged into
9/16/2011 11:30:06 PM - A lecturer at the Legon Centre for International Affairs is advocating a return to the regime of criminal libel law before the country is plunged into war. Vladimir Antwi Danso is worried at the growing insanity on the country's
Updated: 09/16/2011 06:07P
'Romeo and Juliet' law offers young people a second chance
Then there are clients like Gorby, now 23. He broke the law, but was he a threat? In May, three years after his arrest, a judge decided Gorby was not. Gorby, who lives in Leesburg, still has a criminal record but said he finally feels free.
Updated: 09/16/2011 06:00P
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