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WSET.com - ABC13Kline ethics case unlikely to affect his teaching
Entertainment News from AP KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The dean of the Liberty University School of Law says former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's ability to teach at the Christian school is unlikely to be affected by the outcome of an ethics case.
Updated: 10/15/2011 05:42P
Ex Kansas AG's teaching job at Liberty University unlikely to be affected by
A state professional ethics panel recommended last week that Kline's Kansas law license be indefinitely suspended because of his conduct during criminal investigations of abortion providers. Kline has denied any wrongdoing, but others said he allowed
Updated: 10/15/2011 05:37P
Egypt passes discrimination law after Christian deaths
Photo / AP Egypt's ruling military has approved a law to punish discrimination after clashes between soldiers and Christians killed 25 people in the country's worst violence since a revolt this year. The amendment to the criminal code states a
Updated: 10/15/2011 05:12P
New laws against harmful online conduct?
Outlining its priorities over the next five years relating to the legal system in its addendum to the President's address during the opening of Parliament, MinLaw said it will continue to regularly review Singapore's criminal and civil justice systems
Updated: 10/15/2011 05:04P
Criminal law in Thailand Part LXXXIII: Citizen's arrest
To begin with, a citizen's arrest can be undertaken by Thai citizens or foreigners and is covered by sections 79 through 84 of Thailand's Criminal Procedure Code. It only applies to offences listed in a schedule to the code.
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:21P
Alternative punishment option open, says Al-Eisa
By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Options other than prison time are to be considered when judges pass sentences on minor crimes, Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Eisa said on Saturday while opening a forum on modern trends in alternative punishments in
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:17P
The proverbial tip of a very unpleasant iceberg
Each and every person in the country undergoing his or her ordinary functions during the course of the day will come face to face with similar dilemmas regardless of whether the cause may be a mundane traffic incident, a boundary dispute between
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:22P
The Law Is An Ass
It is the dead that need justice. What has become of the Rule of Law? Communications with the Attorney General's Department in this connection resulted in nothing. The chief law officer of the State, the Attorney General Eva Wanasundara was not
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:12P
Criminal Governance
Because a belief in impunity lies at the heart of the Kolonnawa killings; those who shot Premachandra repeatedly, at point-blank range, in full public view believed they were above the law. Why else would they be unfettered by the presence of so many
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:07P
Tough call for election chaos suspects after ICC gag order
Stern warning by International Criminal Court judge presiding over cases against the 'Ocampo Six' is expected to significantly alter politics pending a verdict on whether the cases should proceed to full trial.
Updated: 10/15/2011 03:01P
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