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Herbert Smith LLP | China jails two PRC government officials for divulging
They were both prosecuted under Article 398 of the PRC Criminal Law for deliberately divulging State secrets. Sun was charged with disclosing some 27 items of unpublished statistical data to people in the securities industry from June 2009 to January
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:44A
Decriminalize assisted suicide, expert panel recommends
Criminal code - Assisted suicide should be decriminalized in Canada, an expert panel urged Tuesday, following a two-year examination of end-of-life decisionmaking in Canada. The report from the Royal Society of Canada says Canadians in dire health
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:25A
Film makers face legal action for denigrating Jesus
A Christian organization says it will file a criminal complaints against the makers of a Hindi movie, which depicts Jesus Christ in an insulting and derogatory manner. Posters promoting the movie: Who's There? (Kaun Hai Wahan?)
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:14A
Thailand: Human rights defender and magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk
Somyot's arrest on 30 April came only five days after he held a press conference in Bangkok launching a campaign to collect 10000 signatures to petition for a parliamentary review of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, which Somyot claims contradicts
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:07A
Klaus signs Czech General Inspection of Security Bodies law
It is to raise the effectiveness of the prosecution of criminal offences committed by members and employees of the police, customs and prison authorities and the inspection itself. The office is to become an independent law-enforcement body with its
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:59A
FOX 11 Legal Analyst Robin Sax Weighs in on Sandusky Interview
As AP columnist, Mac Engle so aptly stated, “Nothing in this approximately 10-minute interview is apt to change the public's perception that Sandusky's behavior is anything other than amoral, criminal and sick under any code in any society.
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:39A
Pak parl passes Anti-Women Practices Bill
The bill seeks to amend both the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. Some minor objections that had stalled the bill during the previous session of the National Assembly were not raised yesterday and the House voted unanimously for
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:27A
Arrest of journalist in Zimbabwe condemned
They are being charged under Section 113 of the Criminal Code for theft of documents and Section 96 of the code for criminal defamation. “VMCZ calls for the immediate release of the two journalists and implores the police to desist from harassing and
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:21A
Pak Assembly passes Prevention of Anti-Women Practices Bill
The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2008) was recommended for approval by the Standing Committee of National Assembly. Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza had deferred the bill during the last session after the parliamentarians
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:15A
EU Commission to target economic growth with new laws in 2012
The executive will propose minimum but "substantive" EU-wide criminal law 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
Updated: 11/16/2011 04:11A
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