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Senator Santiago honored for her 'candidacy' in International Criminal Court
Speaking to a crowd composed of around 29 ambassadors and foreign affairs officials, del Rosario lauded Santiago's achievements as a legal expert and her impressive academic record in international law. “Dr. Santiago realized and understood the need to
Updated: 10/05/2011 06:56A
Senator Santiago honored for her candidacy in International Criminal Court
Speaking to a crowd composed of around 29 ambassadors and foreign affairs officials, del Rosario lauded Santiago's achievements as a legal expert and her impressive academic record in international law. “Dr. Santiago realized and understood the need to
Updated: 10/05/2011 06:56A
Chipangano – a law unto itself
It is now patently clear that the police are unable to contain the violence and criminal activity of the Chipangano Gang in Harare. The Zanu (PF)-supporting police hierarchy has for years instructed junior cops to stand aside while these criminals
Updated: 10/05/2011 06:45A
Senior executives face more risk of U.S. foreign corruption-act liability -law
The study was conducted by M. Scott Peeler, a partner at Chadbourne & Parke, who reviewed the circumstances surrounding 61 people who "were the subject of government-initiated civil or criminal action alleging FCPA violations in the past six years.
Updated: 10/05/2011 06:16A
Edwards Wildman | Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Litigators Successfully Oppose
In March 2008, the defendant filed a motion seeking to have his sentence set aside, claiming that it was unauthorized as a matter of law. Once again, Mr. Cizmarik, Mr. Viola and Ms. Reuter represented the District Attorney and opposed the motion.
Updated: 10/05/2011 05:25A
Edwards Wildman | Shahana Basu Kanodia Elected to Executive Board of Yale Law
Current and lifetime members of this esteemed Board include President Bill Clinton; former US Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Rubin; Legal Advisor to the US Secretary of State, Harold Koh; Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts;
Updated: 10/05/2011 05:24A
Edwards Wildman | On Behalf of Nassau County District Attorneys Office
Anthony J. Viola and Andre K. Cizmarik, litigators in Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge's New York Office, successfully opposed a criminal appeal brought by a three-time convicted felon attempting to overturn his latest conviction for possession and sale
Updated: 10/05/2011 05:23A
Vermont Law School lifting military ban
Last week, she traveled north from Atlanta, where she practices family and criminal law, to attend a ceremony at Vermont Law marking the end of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy — and the end of a ban on military recruiters by the small,
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:25A
DFA chief says Miriam fit to sit as int'l court judge
MANILA, Philippines - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said today that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's academic record in international law makes her fit to sit as judge in the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:23A
"Practice of Martial Law"
"These applications abolish the 'right to personal security' as recognized by the Criminal Procedure Law (CMK) and the Constitution. We are talking about being convicted upon the statement of a witness of whom you do not know his/her identity and whom
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:22A