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Hey Mr. Cheney. Under Canadian Law: You're a War Criminal
The misnamed 'Bon Mot Book Club' in Vancouver is hosting war criminal and unrepentant torture and war advocate Dick Cheney at the Vancouver Club on Sept. 26. Under international and Canadian law, Cheney should be banned from entering the country or
Updated: 09/25/2011 10:09P
Attorney weaves writing career around her job
Her most recent work, however, is her first non-fiction book, published two weeks ago with an official release date of Oct. 1. Titled "Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure," the novel is a
Updated: 09/25/2011 10:07P
Sentencing Shift Gives New Leverage to Prosecutors
By one count, fewer than one in 40 felony cases now make it to trial, according to data from nine states that have published such records since the 1970s, when the ratio was about one in 12. The decline has been even steeper in federal district courts.
Updated: 09/25/2011 10:05P
Mandatory Minimums Put Power in Prosecutors' Hands
The Florida State seal in courtroom 3B inside the Alachua County Courthouse Criminal Justice Center in Gainesville, Fla., where Shane Guthrie had a pretrial hearing in July. Mr. Guthrie, 24, has been charged with beating and threatening his pregnant
Updated: 09/25/2011 09:42P
The Impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act on
The United States, through the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has dramatically increased its investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In addition, in 2010 the United
Updated: 09/25/2011 09:27P
Mexico Needs Tough Conspiracy Laws to Fight Organized Crime
A continuing intrinsic investigation and analysis of organized criminal activity allows for more far reaching control of a crime war that follows a comprehensive and multi-national one-way transit route north and into the United States.
Updated: 09/25/2011 09:12P
Supreme Court official speaks at law school
“In criminal law, there are a lot of changes coming,” Suter said. The law school students that attended not only received inside knowledge of Supreme Court cases many members of the public do not get, but the Texas State Bar approved Suter's speech as
Updated: 09/25/2011 08:46P
Mount Holly man oversees large collection of law enforcement memorabilia
There are police whistles, hats, bubble lights, traffic direction wands and handguns, all of which were once used by actual officers. There are scale models of old police vehicles, including a replica paddy wagon like the ones used to round up crooks
Updated: 09/25/2011 08:37P
Hudud not suitable, says Ahmad Zahid
“The Government ruled that hudud law is against the Federal Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code. Therefore, I am baffled that Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is bringing this issue up again,” Dr Koh said after opening the Selangor Gerakan state
Updated: 09/25/2011 07:14P
Cannabis: a long overdue debate
I am not an advocate for legalising all drugs. But I do agree with Dr Brash that the current laws around cannabis have largely failed, and that at a minimum personal use and consumption should not be a criminal offence. I'm haunted by the thought that
Updated: 09/25/2011 07:03P
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