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Civil society welcomes anti-women practices bill
The civil society has welcomed the 'Anti Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 2008' passed by the National Assembly on November 15 and has expressed hope that it will be passed smoothly from the Senate. The bill that seeks to amend both the
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:37P
A law for change
The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2011, crucial in terms of both symbolic and political value for women across Pakistan, has finally made it through parliament after a roughly three-year-long struggle.
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:36P
Prevention of anti-women practices bill
District Bar Association (DBA) President Malik Khalid Jawad said that it was a good step, but people could misuse it and would do unlawful acts under the cover of this law. 'The Prevention of Anti-Women Practice Bill' would be fruitful only when higher
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:34P
Abrams Fensterman law opens Brooklyn office
Frank R. Seddio and Frank V. Carone, Esq. With the addition of these two new partners, Abrams Fensterman is expanding the firm's scope of legal services to include franchise law, cemetery law, not-for-profit law, criminal law, government relations and
Updated: 11/16/2011 07:22P
Conflicting election petition decisions worries Osinbajo
Former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has described the spate of conflicting decisions of different panels of the Court of Appeal in election petition matters as a national
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:51P
EDITORIAL: Better late than never
The struggle for women's liberation from the age-old practices of social and financial discrimination is finally materialising into legal redress. For years, Pakistani women — especially in the interior of Sindh and Punjab — have been subjected to the
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:44P
Pa. lawmakers setting up commission to consider law changes in response to PSU
House Republican spokesman Steve Miskin says the focus will be on state law, and won't interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation. Scullin calls it "a comprehensive examination" that would look to close loopholes in the law and provide for
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:39P
Legal Briefs: Nov. 17, 2011
BROKEN ARROW – Northeastern State University is offering a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice with a homeland security emphasis. Courses available at NSU-Broken Arrow include an introductory class, emergency and disaster planning,
Updated: 11/16/2011 06:05P
Justice Department seeks to make lying online a crime
If Eric Holder's Justice Department gets its way, it could become illegal to use a fake name on Facebook. The US Department of Justice is defending computer hacking laws that make it a crime to use a fake name on Facebook or lie about your weight in an
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:56P
NY1 Exclusive: Homeland Security Officials Bust Alleged Mexican Gang Members
Homeland Security officials took down more than two dozen alleged members of a gang with ties to Mexico on Wednesday, and NY1's Criminal Justice reporter Dean Meminger went along on a raid in East Harlem that resulted in some of the arrests and filed
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:54P
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