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Criminal Law section of Bar opposes Castle Doctrine law
A group representing over 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academics " with the purpose of promoting respect, fairness and professionalism in the administration of criminal justice in
Updated: 11/01/2011 11:06A
The FBI Declare The Juggalos As A Criminal Gang
The 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment Report has them list, and calls them a "concern to law enforcement". It reads: "Most crimes committed by Juggalos are sporadic, disorganised, individualistic and often involve a simple assault, personal drug use
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:54A
Bequest to feed Panama children spawns legal fight
When American multimillionaire Wilson C. Lucom died in 2006, he left most of his fortune to a new foundation dedicated to feeding Panama's poor children _ not to his politically-connected Panamanian widow, nor to her children.
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:53A
Interrupting Violence With The Message 'Don't Shoot'
Today Kennedy directs the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, but he still regularly goes out into the field. The drug world he works in now, he says, is a little better than the one in
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:46A
Gibson CEO Backs Right on Crime
The Right on Crime initiative campaigns for criminal justice solutions that promote public safety, prioritize victims, reform offenders and limit the scope of criminal law to its traditional role. “I am proud to endorse Right on Crime,” said
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:25A
Retired Officers Form Cold Case Task Force
After retiring from the FBI, he became deputy director of the Office of Law Enforcement Technology at Wheeling Jesuit University and served for eight years as Ohio County Sheriff. Don Harris served for 20 years as a special agent with the Criminal
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:21A
Turk's Murderer to Be Hanged
Justice Nkea made this order following the conviction of the said Baboucarr Tunkara on the offence of murder, contrary to Section 187 of the Criminal Code, Cap 10, Volume III, Laws of The Gambia, 1990. The accused was alleged to have unlawfully caused
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:11A
Drunk driving declines due to harsh penalties
The amended Criminal Law stipulates that all drunk driving incidents must be considered as criminal offenses, whereas the previous law imposed criminal penalties on drunk drivers only when they caused serious traffic accidents.
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:10A
Iranian Parliament Set to Criminalize More Web Activities
Iran's Parliament is preparing a proposal to widen the scope of computer crime laws to include text messages, weblogs and comments left on websites. The computer crimes laws were established in 2009 and they have their own special special courts
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:08A
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This article highlights the basic approach of most legal systems to issues of unforeseen ground conditions and considers the position under the different standard contract forms (in particular the FIDIC Red and Silver Books).
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:06A
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