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Endgame for Saif
The International Criminal Court had said earlier that it was in indirect negotiations with a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi about his possible surrender for trial. ICC prosecutor Ocampo said jurisdiction should not be hard to determine.
Updated: 11/20/2011 04:04A
Registration laws worry many
"The logic is there -- you can't track them," said Craig Hemmens, head of Missouri State University's department of criminology and criminal justice. Hemmens said the stories of people forced into homelessness because of sex offender requirements are
Updated: 11/20/2011 04:01A
No right to be killed
The constitutional challenge to the Criminal Code provisions against physicianassisted suicide should be dismissed. People do not have the right to be killed by their physicians. They have the right to end-oflife care. Palliative care is what's
Updated: 11/20/2011 03:59A
Libyan Fighters Catch Qaddafi's Last Fugitive Son
And after Colonel Qaddafi's capture and killing at the hands of militiamen a month ago, his son's case will be an important test of Libya's commitment to the rule of law. On Saturday, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said he would
Updated: 11/20/2011 03:44A
Violence code on driver's licenses gets mixed reaction
Greenville County sheriff's Deputy Zach Hinton said the code could be helpful because criminal background information is limited for deputies on the road. Computers in the county's cruisers tell deputies whether someone is wanted and their record in
Updated: 11/20/2011 03:34A
Tennessee law requires residents to report child abuse
Child Abuse Tennessee information hotline at 1-800-356-6767. To report suspected child abuse or sex abuse, call your local police department or sheriff or the state's toll-free hotline at 1-877-237-0004. Hotline callers can choose to remain anonymous.
Updated: 11/20/2011 03:10A
Gaddafi's son will get fair trial : Libyan PM
The West urged Libya's new rulers to give Saif al-Islam a fair trial and work with the International Criminal Court to bring him to justice, fearing he might suffer the same fate as his father, who was beaten and shot dead after his capture.
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:55A
Gaddafi's son captured without fight in desert
The European Union urged Libyan authorities to ensure Saif al-Islam was brought to justice in cooperation with the ICC whose prosecutor is heading for Libya soon to discuss where and how the legal process will take place. Libyans believe Saif al-Islam
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:32A
Is Paterno Getting a Bum Rap?
Unlike many European countries, most American states place no affirmative duty on citizens to report even crimes they have themselves seen, and certainly no duty to report crimes that others have told them about. I'm not aware of any Pennsylvania law,
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:20A
children in jail Youths do time in adult facilities Research shows many face
Slowikowski, of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, is concerned about youths in adult jails. Aug. 27, 2011 - Owen Welty, 18, mows the grass on his family's property in Pollard, Ark., where they moved after he was acquitted of murdering a
Updated: 11/20/2011 02:19A
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