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SOMALIA: Failing law leaves children unprotected in Somaliland
The law puts the age of criminal liability at 15, and requires that punishment be proportionate to the circumstances of the child and the gravity and nature of the offence. It limits maximum punishment to 15 years and prohibits corporal punishment,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:34A
Constitutional Court: Criminal charges can't be based on illegally obtained
Criminal charges cannot be brought using evidence obtained without respect to the constitution or in violation of the law, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine has announced. The court announced this decision after considering an appeal of the Security
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:33A
Forced marriage law extension likely
People's Party (VP) State Secretary Sebastian Kurz has called for a reform of Austria's anti-forced marriage law. Forced marriages are not a criminal offence under the current regulations if carried out abroad. Austrians and people living in Austria
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:27A
Ending sexual apartheid
Laws against gays were not a feature of other European empires. The French, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and Belgian empires did not have such laws. Nor did their colonies. So this is a peculiar British legacy. It is ours, in the Commonwealth,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:15A
Shepstone & Wylie | environmental law update, don't wait for the green
That could avoid possible criminal prosecution, fines and prison sentences, as well as forced closure of operations. TOUGH NEW ENVIRONMENTAL laws will affect just about every listed company. The cost of compliance will to a large extent depend on what
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:11A
Syrup silliness: Not a federal case
Because of that single incident, Sanders and his allies claim the law needs to be tougher. That's absurd. Guess how many federal criminal offenses there are. You're wrong. That is, no one has any idea. Not even the federal government knows.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:00A
Disbarred lawyer now facing criminal charges
A 61-year-old former lawyer in Peel region accused of defrauding six victims of $4.8 million between 2003 and 2010 was before the Ontario Court of Justice last week following a major investigation by the Peel Regional Police fraud bureau.
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:49A
SCC nominations leave gap
Justice Michael Moldaver was one of the longest-serving judges on the appeal court bench having been there since 1995, while Justice Andromache Karakatsanis spent 19 months there before making the step up to the country's top court.
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:49A
Arizona Taxi/Livery Drivers facing $500 fine Starting November 1, 2011 for Non
Arizona Driver Verify, Inc., provides driver criminal background checks, issuing ID Cards and has a web portal for vehicle maintenance records in response to a new Arizona Law. Phoenix, AZ – October 24, 2011 — Arizona Driver Verify, Inc.,
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:48A
China's senior legislators meet to read draft laws, amendments
Licensing authorities for construction projects will be given criminal sanctions if their actions violate the law, according to the draft amendment to the Law on Occupational Illness Prevention and Control submitted to the NPC Standing Committee for
Updated: 10/24/2011 08:46A
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