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GOP Pushes Military Custody for Terror Suspects
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans increasingly reject any use of the civilian criminal justice system for handling cases involving Al Qaeda, hardening their stance in a dispute with the Obama administration over whether such
Updated: 10/27/2011 01:10P
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Updated: 10/27/2011 01:06P
A hybrid court could secure justice in Libya
Former justice minister and NTC chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil. Libya must prepare its justice system to process allegations of international crimes Photograph: Abdullah Doma/AFP/Getty Images Just days after the killing of Muammar al-Gaddafi,
Updated: 10/27/2011 01:05P
Legal aid lawyers overpaid by £50m
The Legal Services Commission provides legal aid for civil and criminal cases in England and Wales through the Community Legal Service Fund and the Criminal Defence Service. Legal Services Commission (LSC) chair Sir Bill Callaghan said: "The total
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:55P
Labour signals support for crackdown on squatters
Under the 1977 Criminal Law Act it is already an offence for squatters to displace current residents. Labour insiders said that after consultation with lawyers they believed that the changes were the most minimal possible to current law, but they would
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:52P
New Orleans Offers Options for Addicts
The usual law-enforcement solution to a criminal problem is a hard-handed crackdown on offenders. But a New Orleans program is aimed at helping people charged with public intoxication to reform their lives — not fill jail cells. Beginning Dec.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:51P
Zuma 'will be held to arms inquiry'
“It is perfectly feasible in law and in fact. This commission is now looking at the civil law and the criminal law ramifications of the deal.” The commission has the power to recommend deals be annulled and losses suffered by the state recovered.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:35P
MPS to look into use of undercover officers
“The fact that someone has concealed their identity doesn't mean the crime didn't happen. In absolute terms, the criminal law does not make a crime of it. If you are dealing with more serious crimes we have to seek all options,” he said.
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:33P
Q & A with BBFC Director, David Cooke
The film has now been awarded an '18? rating after distributor, Eureka Entertainment, agreed to 32 cuts, which amounted to two mins and 37 seconds of film. My article caused a little bit of a stir on Front Row Reviews and since then the topic of the
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:31P
Inquiry to recommend wholesale reform of NSW Crime Commission
Since then his former star investigator, Mark Standen, has been convicted of conspiring to import precursor drugs in one of the most significant cases of proven police corruption in Australian history. During his interim period, Mr Bradley also steered
Updated: 10/27/2011 12:20P
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