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'Crime After Crime' Examines Battered Woman's Struggle to Leave Prison
This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour. MARGARET WARNER: Finally tonight, we return to our Economist Film Project series with a film called
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:19P
B.C. Civil Liberties Association wants review of shooting investigation
VANCOUVER — The BC Civil Liberties Association has called on the provincial government to direct the criminal justice branch of the attorney general's ministry to review the file on the 2010 shooting of Alvin Wright. Wright, 22, was shot dead by a
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:07P
National promises tougher penalties for breaching protection orders
National's policy will also change the way evidence is heard in court to better protect vulnerable participants, especially children. "About 750 children give evidence in court each year. We must ensure they are not re-victimised by the process,"
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:58P
Good intentions weighed against the law
Citing various concerns, law experts have criticized Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin and Deputy Minister Denny Indrayana for their decision to ban remissions for corruption and terrorism convicts. Criminal Code expert Nudirman Munir said
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:56P
Glaxo Settles Cases With US for $3 Billion
The British drug company GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday that it had agreed to pay $3 billion to settle United States government civil and criminal investigations into its sales practices for numerous drugs. The settlement would be the
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:51P
Senate passes bill protecting homeowners who shoot intruders
Under its provisions, malevolent, reckless, or paranoid people who shoot trick-or-treaters or repairmen on their porch will be presumed to be acting in self-defense," reads a statement issued this week on behalf of the criminal law section of the State
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:44P
Norton Rose Group | Shoring up the Crown's defences: amending the Government
The third deemed term relates to criminal offences, a provision which is already included in the Criminal Code at subsection 750(3), and at section 12.5.1 of the Treasury Board's Contracting Policy. Subsection 750(3) of the Criminal Code prevents
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:43P
Norton Rose Group | Key data privacy and intellectual property issues in the UAE
Federal Law No. 9 of 1987, as amended (Penal Code), which is the primary source of criminal law in the UAE. In articles 378 and 379, it sets out statutory offences and punishments for publication of private matters or the unauthorised disclosure of
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:38P
Ex-Champion Whistle-Blower's Crimes Spur Bid to Revise Suits
Burch, 53, pleaded guilty on June 29 in Philadelphia, admitting he concocted evidence in a 2008 whistle-blower lawsuit claiming Champion and its competitors fixed prices on automobile aftermarket filters. Burch, who was fired by Champion,
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:36P
Bingham McCutchen LLP | M. Levy Discusses White Collar Crime Trends
Legal Week, Oct. 27, 2011 — Partner Michael Levy, co-chair of Bingham's White Collar Investigations and Enforcement Group, commented on the international trend of law firms recruiting senior lawyers and prosecutors with criminal law experience.
Updated: 11/03/2011 07:35P
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