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Local criminal networks driving counterfeit crime
The business community, however, cites soft penalties for counterfeit offenders as a motivator to crime. For example, the current law imposes a five-year jail term for first time offenders and there have been calls to review the term to 10 years.
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:20A
NATO may perform internal legal review of some Libya strikes to aid
We are saying, 'Yes, if there are allegations of crimes we will review that,'” Moreno-Ocampo told The Associated Press. NATO officials say they are confident the alliance's actions complied with international law. “In the event we receive a request for
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:19A
Criminal conviction alone not enough for withdrawal benefit to be withheld
Quoting case law, she said the magistrate's judgment for theft is based on the requirements of criminal law and criminal procedure and did not amount to a judgment in respect of compensation. She said Section 37D(1)(b)(ii) required a judgment of court
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:18A
Nato may face ICC probe for Libya operations
Nato has said it was confident its actions were in compliance with international law and that the alliance is not worried by the possibility of a war crimes probe. "In the event we receive a request for information, Nato is prepared to assist in any
Updated: 11/11/2011 07:07A
Commercial bribery in China
In any event, the topic is of acute concern to international businesses investing or doing business in China. to make a bribe, whether the target of the bribe is a state official (Art. 389), a non-state official (Art. 164) or an entity or working group
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:49A
Liberia: Judge Orders Re-Issuance of Writs On Closed Media Houses
the legal interest of the affected media houses argued that the submission made by the state is impossible, because as they put it, under Liberian law and legal practice, a writ of subpoena duce tacum is applied for in open court and during trial.
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:41A
NATO may face posible ICC probe
NATO has said it was confident its actions were in compliance with international law and that the alliance is not worried by the possibility of a war crimes probe. "In the event we receive a request for information, NATO is prepared to assist in any
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:24A
International Criminal Court: NATO Crime Allegations Will Be Examined
NATO has said it was confident its actions were in compliance with international law and that the alliance is not worried by the possibility of a war crimes probe. "In the event we receive a request for information, NATO is prepared to assist in any
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:12A
NATO may face posible International Criminal Court probe
NATO has said it was confident its actions were in compliance with international law and that the alliance is not worried by the possibility of a war crimes probe. "In the event we receive a request for information, NATO is prepared to assist in any
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:05A
As cyber crimes go international, so must enforcement agencies
The takedown of the control servers for the fraudulent DNS network would have likely resulted in the infected computers being cut off from the Internet until a knowledgeable person reset the compromised computer's lists of DNS hosts, the FBI has stated
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:01A
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