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NATO may face possible ICC probe: Report
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 11:29A
After conviction, legal woes mount for Jackson's doctor
Brian Oxman, who represents father Joe Jackson in a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray, said his civil case "will absolutely focus on what happened before the last few hours of Michael's life." Oxman is also working with Murray's attorney,
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:25A
After conviction, legal woes mount for MJs doc, Conrad Murray
The Houston-based physician is being sued by Jackson's father, embroiled in a fight with the provider of his medical malpractice insurance and may be ordered to pay restitution to Jackson's family when he is sentenced for involuntary manslaughter on
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:17A
After conviction, legal woes mount for Jackson doc
The Houston-based physician is being sued by Jackson's father, embroiled in a fight with the provider of his medical malpractice insurance and may be ordered to pay restitution to Jackson's family when he is sentenced for involuntary manslaughter on
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:15A
Report: Misdemeanor Marijuana Arrests Skyrocketing in California
Arrests in every category of crime are down -- way down: Arrests for rape, murder, and theft have all decreased by two-thirds since 1990, according to a study published last week by the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice. Every crime except one,
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:11A
After conviction, Michael Jackson's doctor facing multiple legal
The Houston-based physician is being sued by Jackson's father, embroiled in a fight with the provider of his medical malpractice insurance and may be ordered to pay restitution to Jackson's family when he is sentenced for involuntary manslaughter on
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:11A
Werner Herzog Goes 'Into The Abyss' of Capital Punishment
It's about the impact of violent crime—whether carried out by Perry and Burkett or the state—on the perpetrators, the victims' families, the broader community and the criminal justice system. The film is more understated than many of Herzog's past
Updated: 11/11/2011 11:00A
Scottish government to set up 'taskforce' to target environmental crime
The new 'Environmental Crime Taskforce' will combine the expertise of enforcement authorities and environmental regulator the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Lochhead said. Environmental law expert Gordon McCreath of Pinsent Masons,
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:40A
Terror Fairy Tales
Herman is president of the American Civil Liberties Union and a professor at Brooklyn Law School. She specializes in constitutional law, criminal law, and terrorism law, and most of her written work since 2001 has dealt with aspects of the
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:33A
Shariah law goes against our laws
As an Iraqi Arab Christian, let me explain what Shariah law means to those who never lived in the Middle East and have no concept of Quran and its teachings. The Shariah law contravenes the Criminal Code and the Canadian laws.
Updated: 11/11/2011 10:15A
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