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NA again defers anti-women practices bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday again deferred an important piece of legislation - anti-women practices (criminal law amendment) bill, 2008 - on technical ground though four of its five clauses had been approved. The bill aims to eliminate
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:33P
M J Antony Cheques and balances
Normally, the criminal trial would not be over before this period of limitation. Therefore, this remedy is illusory. In order to overcome this welter of technicalities, the Supreme Court suggested a few methods, and a possible amendment to the law
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:08P
MJ Antony: Cheques and balances
Normally, the criminal trial would not be over before this period of limitation. Therefore, this remedy is illusory. In order to overcome this welter of technicalities, the Supreme Court suggested a few methods, and a possible amendment to the law
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:00P
No more jail time for expired license plates, D.C. Council says
“This may be the only place in the nation where you can get arrested for a traffic infraction,” said John B. Townsend II of AAA. Another recent routine traffic stop on Rock Creek Parkway raises more questions about enforcement of DC laws.
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:00P
U.S. Sets Own Deportation Record in 2011, Removes 400000
Priority areas for enforcement include identification and removal of individuals that have broken criminal laws, have made threats to national security, recent border crossers, repeat violators of immigration law, and immigration court fugitives.
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:47P
National Assembly defers 'Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill 2008'
The private member bill 'The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 2008, moved by Dunya Aziz was deferred for the second time on the eleventh hour when some members raised objection over the legislation.
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:31P
Landmark pro-women bill blocked in NA again
The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill, seeking to penalise practices like forced marriages and the so-called marriage with the holy Quran mainly aimed to deprive women of property inheritance, was first deferred on Oct 11
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:28P
Webb's criminal justice bill inches forward in Senate
would create a blue-ribbon panel to conduct a comprehensive review of the nation's criminal justice system and report back with recommendations for reform. The bill passed the House in 2010 and also cleared a Senate committee, but never became law.
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:37P
Rudd to call for end to anti-gay laws
“That has to change if there is to be an effective response to HIV and AIDS and I hope our prime minister can make that point as respectfully but forcefully as possible to friends in other Commonwealth countries.” South Australian Labor MLC Ian Hunter
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:33P
LAW: Shooting cats not without consequences
Gregory Wilkonson of BB&K has earned yet another lawerly distinction, this time earning the title “Lawyer of the Year” for the Inland region when it comes to environmental litigation. The honor came from Best Lawyers, a national publication that
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:33P
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