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Secretary Clinton explains that the US must increase its presence in the
Tomorrow (Saturday), I'll be at Harvard Books to discuss the book with Noam Chomsky, and although the event is sold out, it will be televised on C-SPAN (I will post the time when I know it). At 4:00 pm tomorrow, I'll be speaking at Occupy Boston.
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:48A
Egypt: Justice Minister - Lawsuit Against Investor Falls By Reconciliation
In continuation of efforts to confront corruption cases and recovering the state rights, Minister of Justice Counsellor Mohamed Abdel Aziz Al Gendy said the amendment of law on investment guarantees and incentives for reaching reconciliations with
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:31A
MPs approve European Union Document on Financial Interests of European Union
11055/11 and Addendum, relating to the Communication from the Commission on the Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union by Criminal Law and by Administrative Investigations: An Integrated Policy to Safeguard Taxpayers' Money;
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:26A
After a month of hearings on Bill C-10, price tag for tough-on-crime agenda
Justice and Public Safety's five-year estimate covers only a fraction of omnibus crime bill's measures. By CHRIS PLECASH | Oct. 31, 2011 The government has tabled nine crime bills in one, and after three weeks of hearings on the omnibus crime bill,
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:22A
Conservative crime agenda a costly failure
Opposition to the Conservative crime agenda has been steadily mounting, with experts from across the political spectrum urging the government to rethink the sweeping changes to the criminal justice system contained in Bill C-10.
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:22A
Cases Tied To Dubious Legal Advice Reach High Court
A federal appeals court subsequently ruled that the lawyer's clearly faulty advice denied Cooper the right to make an informed choice on whether to accept the plea or risk a trial. But the state appealed, contending that since Cooper concedes he got a
Updated: 10/31/2011 08:12A
Self-defence law shows how politicians use legislation as PR
Following the hoohah in some sections of the press after cases such as Tony Martin, who was convicted of murder after shooting a fleeing burglar in the back, the last Labour government enacted section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:58A
A historic stupidity
But a University of Manitoba criminal law professor told the Free Press even if the Mounties lay charges, getting a conviction might be a longshot. “The issue that troubles me — to be quite honest about this — is that there's a whole issue of consent
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:50A
Police Utya enquiries prompt possible legal action
One of the lawyers representing Utya's aggrieved warns possible police hesitation to investigate all of Anders Behring Breivik's attempted murders may spark a civil law suit. Police lawyer Pl-Fredrik Hjort Kraby has said prosecutors may drop these
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:32A
70 members of 'billion-dollar' drug gang arrested, official says
The raids were overseen by the DEA, Arizona state officials, and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The official said the operation will shed light on elaborate drug smuggling into the United States and said the contraband confiscated
Updated: 10/31/2011 07:23A
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