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EU commission to target growth with new laws in 2012
The executive will propose minimum but "substantive" EU-wide criminal penalties for people who fiddle EU funds or counterfeit the euro. The digital music bill, due in spring 2012, will cover "a general level of governance and transparency to apply to
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:11A
Language used during proceedings
(Note: The bill of indictment is the formal accusation for bringing a person to trial before the Criminal Court.) The Facts: The accused filed an application claiming that when served with a bill of indictment in English, she did not understand her
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:05A
Nigeria: CJN Abolishes Plea Bargain
The state cannot incarcerate its citizen while scrambling for evidence to build a case against him, and if it has a case it should take the accused to a court of competent jurisdiction. "As often in the case when he is set free because he has no case
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:03A
Koster wants tougher laws on reporting child abuse
Two administrators face criminal charges. Eighteen states, including Oklahoma, have mandated reporting laws for everyone. Those states vary regarding the agency to which residents are required to report. Under Koster's proposal, Missourians would file
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:00A
Change law on assisted suicides, experts say
"We are recommending that the Criminal Code be changed in such a way as to permit physician-assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia," said Udo Schuklenk, a bioethicist from Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., who chaired the six-person panel.
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:54A
'How can they not see we must collaborate?'
By KEVIN DOUGHERTY, Gazette Quebec Bureau November 16, 2011 12:00 AM Opening a new round in a growing dispute over the federal government's crime agenda, Quebec Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier suggested amendments Tuesday to Ottawa's C-10 omnibus
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:47A
Nigeria: Jonathan to Boko Haram - Justice Could Be Swift and Certain
He however warned that the government will deliver "swift and certain justice for criminal elements." He said those bent on perpetrating violence should be prepared to face the wrath of the law because the security forces in the country have been told
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:41A
Clayton Utz | Cartel penalties go beyond borders
International competition enforcement authorities are also showing an increasing willingness to co-operate to ensure their country's respective laws are upheld and wrongdoers brought to justice. This co-operation was recently highlighted by the
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:32A
Allens Arthur Robinson | Client Update: Possible changes to Australia's
This announcement is further evidence of the Australian Government's commitment to strengthening laws designed to address bribery and corruption. Under federal Australian law, domestic bribery and foreign bribery offences are contained in the Criminal
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:32A
Plea Bargain is Dubious — CJN
Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher Tuesday in Abuja, faulted the concept of plea bargaining employed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, noting that it is a novel
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:32A
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