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Judge's daughter: Hope beating video gets him help
the beating was criminal. when does it cross the line? when does discipline within a family become assault? >> frequently that's a difficult thing to determine because by state law a person has a right to discipline their children to a point,
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:24A
MPs call for stiffer laws against homosexuality
In the wake of President JEA Mills' rejection of threats by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to cut aid to countries with anti-gay laws, Members of Parliament have made a clarion for an amendment of the Criminal Code to impose stiffer sanctions on
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:24A
Commons Third Reading - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
In my modest opinion, he was very good on health and education by the time he finished, but he had no real interest in law and order and the criminal justice system. Tony Blair shadowed me when I was Home Secretary and he produced a good soundbite but
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:21A
Dad seen on tape beating daughter: I was right
Loyola Law School Criminal Law Professor Laurie Levinson told CBS News, "There is no way to justify what happened in this video." Levinson says she believes it would be a hard case to prosecute. "This happened several years ago, and the statute of
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:20A
The European Commission publishes legislative proposals for a new criminal and
Under the ordinary legislative process, the proposed Regulation and MAD 2 would pass into law if approved by the European Parliament and the Council. This might be achieved by the end of 2012. However, it would take another two years2 for the
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:18A
Law student Ben Ellis beats odds to win trials while an intern
including writing appellate court briefs. Ellis said that all of his first-year courses -- from evidence to professional responsibility prepared him for his internship but that he is now taking Professor Gary Gildin's trial advocacy class and,
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:17A
Greek PM Papandreou to Resign: Reports
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has said that all the money they'd need can be found in transfer payments, but as Le Devoir's Josee Boileau notes, such "[payments] to the provinces are intended for social services, understood in their broadest sense.
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:02A
PERSONNEL FILE: Jackson Kelly only firm in US to receive mining law recognition
In addition, the following practice groups were ranked tier one in Charleston: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:57A
General Strike Closes Oakland Port, Police Respond with Tear Gas
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has said that all the money they'd need can be found in transfer payments, but as Le Devoir's Josee Boileau notes, such "[payments] to the provinces are intended for social services, understood in their broadest sense.
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:55A
Attorneys general, justice ministers to discuss national laws to make match
Sydney, Nov.3 (ANI): Attorneys-general and justice ministers of the states, territories and the Commonwealth will meet later this month to discuss national laws to make match-fixing a criminal offence with penalties of up to 10 years' jail.
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:47A
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