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CJN says the Concept of Plea Bargain is Illegal
I think time is ripe to include a provision for suspended sentence in the criminal procedure code and the Criminal Procedure Law, after all, as Roscoe Pound said in his Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (1922): “The law must be stable but it must
Updated: 11/16/2011 09:24A
DOJ wants to prosecute cyber criminal activity under racketeering law
The set of laws that has allowed federal prosecutors to bring down traditional organized crime gangs should be applied to international cyber crime rings, a top Department of Justice official told a congressional committee on Nov. 15.
Updated: 11/16/2011 09:23A
Manitobans react to omnibus crime bill
Andrew Swan, Manitoba attorney general Andrew SwanAndrew Swan (Legislative Assembly of Manitoba) "I think it's going to [help] the Youth Criminal Justice Act. That is the federal law which again gives people the most frustration.
Updated: 11/16/2011 09:21A
Seek Justice, Not Vengeance – A Plea to All Involved in the Penn State Scandal
Heather is currently a law student at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Sports Chair of its Entertainment & Sports Law Society. She is also an assistant at Collegiate Sports Advisors. After reading the Grand Jury Report about the disgusting,
Updated: 11/16/2011 09:16A
EU Fair trial rights: EU governments agree on the right to information in
"Today's agreement is an important milestone in ensuring suspects enjoy fairer trial rights in criminal proceedings across the EU," said EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. "The EU is making substantial progress in creating a single area of justice
Updated: 11/16/2011 09:00A
European Commission strengthens the justice and fundamental rights dimension
They should be able to rely on access to justice no matter where they are in the EU. Today, the European Commission is putting forward proposals for simplified funding programmes to help build an EU area of justice. The programmes will support the EU's
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:47A
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Criminal Justice System
FASD and legal experts discuss the prevalence of the disability in prison populations, the implications of FASD for law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, and FASD as a mitigating circumstance in sentencing, among other issues.
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:34A
Liberia: Closed Media Entities Ordered Re-Opened
The Judge of the Criminal Court "A" at the Temple of Justice, James W. Zotaa, Tuesday, ordered the re-opening of several radio and television stations in Monrovia that were recently closed down by the Government of Liberia what it described as
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:30A
Inmates' problems compounded: survey
The unpublished study reveals adult prisoners are likely to have become involved in the criminal justice system at a young age, with 42 per cent of adult prisoners having spent time in juvenile detention. Almost 20 per cent said at least one of their
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:26A
Bail refusal sees lovers cross paths
Accused robber Janna Sladic will be re-united in jail with her partner, career criminal Matthew Massey, for just a few days before the legal system tears them apart again. But this time it will be Massey walking out the
Updated: 11/16/2011 08:26A
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