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Monterey County leads US in deportation of non-criminals
The Department of Homeland Security's deportation program requires state and local law enforcement agencies to share fingerprints of people they detain with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. According to ICE, 463 people sent back to their
Updated: 10/27/2011 06:00A
Making crime pay - the global fight against crime reaches the boardroom
The act has already sent the kind of jolt through senior management and the offices of general counsel not seen in recent memory, with its many vocal critics decrying the 'draconian law' for disadvantaging British business abroad. Law firms have taken
Updated: 10/27/2011 05:32A
Appointment of CJ to ICC would be a plus - JK
By The guardian reporter Tanzania will be highly honored if the Chief Justice Mohammed Chande Othman is elected Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. According to a press statement issued in Dar es Salaam
Updated: 10/27/2011 05:14A
Nigeria: EFCC's Call for Special Court for Financial Crimes
We have seen how the accused persons manipulate our procedural laws and criminal justice system to frustrate and prolong their trials and that is why we have come forth with the special court option as a way out." I have serious issues with Mrs
Updated: 10/27/2011 05:13A
Law makes it uncivil, not criminal, to misuse campaign funds
"We're going to put back in what they took out in 1997," Masto said, referring to the criminal penalty exorcised from Senate Bill 215. The law states: "It is unlawful for a candidate to spend money received as a campaign contribution for his personal
Updated: 10/27/2011 05:07A
Clarke announces 'two strikes' life sentencing for violent offences
The justice secretary is reported to have repeatedly clashed with the home secretary, Theresa May, over the new knife guidelines, with the matter believed to have only been settled by the intervention of David Cameron on Wednesday.
Updated: 10/27/2011 05:06A
Renfrew County Legal Clinic celebrates its 25th year
Advice on family and criminal law is still handled through Legal Aid certificates and duty counsel, but the Clinic can help direct callers to these resources. The main office is at 236 Stewart St. in Renfrew, but the Legal Clinic provides services to
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:59A
China to reduce death penalties with a revised judicial system
Beijing, Oct 27 (PTI) China, accused by rights groups of carrying out maximum number of death sentences, today claimed that it has been improving its criminal justice system to promote human rights protection and the rule of law.
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:51A
County leads US in deportation of non-criminals
The Department of Homeland Security's deportation program requires state and local law enforcement agencies to share fingerprints of people they detain with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. According to ICE, 463 people sent back to their
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:50A
Death penalty policy remains unchanged: justice minister
Taipei, Oct. 27 (CNA) Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu reaffirmed Thursday that there has been no change in the government's policy of minimizing rather than abolishing capital punishment. "Our policy remains unchanged -- the death penalty will be
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:50A
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