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The 'fear of God' code
In Malaysia, we are not aware of the fact there are more death penalties for crimes committed under the Malaysian criminal law than what is permitted under the hudud system. The role of judges in the implementation of hudud is totally different than
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:32A
Strict immigration measures stand
AP Ashley Hendricks, a University of Alabama student, protests the immigration law Wednesday at the Tuscaloosa, Ala., campus. Robert Sutton - AP The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced Wednesday the arrest of 2901
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:20A
Criminal plan: face your foes
However, lawyers opined differently. Senior criminal lawyer Majeed Memon said, "It hampers investigations. The law requires that the identity of the accused has to be concealed by the investigators till his identification Parade (IP) is conducted.
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:20A
ICE pulls off its largest operation
The operation, dubbed “Cross Check,” is a part of the Obama administration's “ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators,” according to a media release sent out Wednesday.
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:16A
ICE Agents Arrest 186 Convicted Criminal Aliens In Northern California
The first nationwide Cross Check operation was conducted in May. The operations are part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and "egregious immigration law violators," according to ICE.
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:15A
Nearly 2000 criminal immigrants detained
The immigration agency's director, John Morton, said yesterday that the roundup was its largest effort to hunt down criminal illegal immigrants. “This is what we should be doing; this is good law enforcement,'' he said. “It makes sense to be removing
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:05A
Urgent need for surveillance law: police
Robert Lithgow QC, from the Criminal Bar Association, accused the Crown of using "legislative magic dust" to try to "forget" the Supreme Court judgment in the Urewera case. "The Crown want to win when they lost.... it's a bad way to go about things,"
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:01A
Judge backs key parts of Alabama immigration law
A federal judge Wednesday temporarily blocked portions of Alabama's strict immigration law but upheld others, including a controversial... By Richard Fausset No comments have been posted to this article. ATLANTA — A federal judge Wednesday temporarily
Updated: 09/28/2011 11:58P
Sting nabs 36 criminal immigrants statewide
Cross Check is part of the Obama administration's commitment to removing criminal immigrants and "egregious immigration law violators," according to a news release from ICE. One of the issues is the lack of notification to immigration authorities when
Updated: 09/28/2011 11:33P
Labour sets out surveillance bill stance
Time and time again, witnesses such as the Law Commission, the New Zealand Law Society, the Criminal Bar Association, and the Human Rights Commission referred to the Bill as far too broad, and called for it to be radically amended.
Updated: 09/28/2011 11:23P
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