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BRIEF: Former head of the UN tribunal for Lebanon dies
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said in a statement that Cassese was "a jurist of high prestige in the field of international law and a protagonist of the International Criminal Court." Foreign Minister Franco Frattini echoed Napolitano's
Updated: 10/22/2011 04:47P
A bill is born
Kay Hatcher (right) and Gayle Deja-Schultz sit and wait to present HB 180 to the Criminal Law committee in Springfield on Feb. 24. The committee is the first stop for bills on the long road to becoming a law. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media Between
Updated: 10/22/2011 04:30P
High profile Saline County case on the docket
The civil lawsuit contends Barham was driving the car at the time of the crash. Attorneys for Barham argue the civil trial court erred in allowing lay witness testimony of a medical examiner, state police accident reconstruction officer,
Updated: 10/22/2011 03:42P
Attorney Brought His Jailed Client a Little Something: $30000 in Heroin, Meth, Pot
Attorney Kenneth Markman, 47, found out he was not above the law, when he was busted on the 11th floor of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center with $30000 worth of drugs, according to the Los Angeles Times. Markman is being charged with
Updated: 10/22/2011 03:25P
STL Judge Antonio Cassese dies from cancer
“He created and was the pre-eminent figure in modern international criminal law,” current Lebanon tribunal president David Baragwanath said in a statement. “His vision, intellect, dynamism and courage changed attitudes, institutions and lives.
Updated: 10/22/2011 03:14P
GOP legislators ponder easing Florida drug laws, adding treatment
"I think everybody realizes the goal is any type of drug criminal-justice type of thing is to rehabilitate them," said Rep. George Moraitis, R-Fort Lauderdale, who is sponsoring legislation that would expand the pool of people eligible for drug-court
Updated: 10/22/2011 03:08P
Hurriyat (G) Demands POW Status For Kashmiri Detainees
Srinagar, Oct 22, KONS: The Hurriyat (G) on Saturday challenged India's legal position on Kashmiri detainees who, it said, should be treated as prisoners of war or political prisoners in keeping with international law that forbids criminal cases
Updated: 10/22/2011 02:03P
GOP legislators ponder easing Florida drug laws
"I think everybody realizes the goal is any type of drug criminal-justice type of thing is to rehabilitate them," said Rep. George Moraitis, R-Fort Lauderdale, who is sponsoring legislation that would expand the pool of people eligible for drug-court
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:54P
Welcome move to fight graft
It is a path-breaking move on his part and will be welcomed in business circles as long overdue. There is hardly a major tender, whether for roads, highways or mining, that is not fixed to prefer certain parties and all concerned have gone scot-free.
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:52P
Gaddafi Dead: Was the Leader's Gruesome Death a Violation of International Law
called for an investigation into the death of Gaddafi saying on their website, “The willful killing of a person in custody is a serious violation of the laws of war and is a war crime that could be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:47P
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