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Omnibus crime bill won't reduce victimization rates
Paula Mallea, BA, MA, Ll.B, practised criminal law for 15 years in Toronto, Kingston, and Manitoba. She acted mainly as defence counsel, with a part-time stint as prosecutor, and spent hundreds of hours in penitentiaries representing inmates.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:19P
COMMENTARY: Sexual minorities persecuted in Iran
According to the Norway–based NGO Iran Human Rights, the Iranian Student News Agency said that on September 4 three men were convicted of 'unlawful acts' and acts against Sharia, based on articles 108 and 110 of the Islamic penal code.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:18P
Arroyo writes letter asking to leave, vows to come back
She added that the DOJ was “the primary implementer of the country's criminal justice system” with “inherent and incidental powers,” such as the ADO and watch list order, “to exercise for the effective discharge of its core mandate.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:18P
How cyber bullying could ruin your child's school year
“If a parent knows that cyber bullying is going on or willfully takes part in it, then the parent can be held accountable as well,” says Detroit, Michigan criminal defense attorney Joe Niskar of The Law Offices of Joseph A Niskar .
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:17P
Juror Misconduct & Criminal Contempt. In California, Tweet And Go To Jail
Contempt of court includes "[w]illful disobedience by a juror of a court admonishment related to the prohibition on any form of communication or research about the case, including all forms of electronic or wireless communication or research.
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:56A
Officials Urge Perry to Halt Skinner Execution
Last year, less than an hour before he was to be executed, the US Supreme Court granted a stay. The high court sent the case back to the federal district court to decide whether Skinner's civil rights were being violated by the state's application of
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:53A
Restoring Capitalism: Unequal Justice -- Banker Arrests O; Protester Arrests 2511
It can be argued that it is not absolutely clear that the many civil settlements do in fact reflect violations of criminal law. With limited public records and no prosecution, financial institutions can assert that I lack all of the relevant facts in
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:43A
Crime in space? There's a (Canadian) law for that!
In real life, however, lawmakers have actually pondered the remote — but theoretically possible — chance a Canadian astronaut could be involved in a crime while in orbit. Yes, the Criminal Code of Canada, which still contains quaint references to
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:36A
For Terrorism Suspects, GOP Pushes Military Trials
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans increasingly reject any use of the civilian criminal justice system for handling cases involving Al Qaeda, arguing that such suspects should be held and prosecuted exclusively by the military and
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:33A
• Gaddafi son surrender would pose challenges to ICC
He said a more useful defense would be to argue that crimes were committed upon orders from lower-level commanders. Geert-Jan Knoops, a Dutch-based international criminal law attorney, said Saif al-Islam could challenge the ICC case on two main fronts,
Updated: 10/27/2011 11:32A
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