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Prosecutors want power to veto bench trials
Conference director Mark Schweikert said it could enable prosecutors to use the threat of a jury trial to drive harder bargains during plea negotiations, and a defendant likely would face higher legal fees and court costs for a jury trial compared with
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:39A
Azamat Amanov: Absolutory sentence is excluded in Mayor's son case
STSI Main Department and EMERCOM often keep silence about officials and theirs children guilty in car accident. As a rule we get to know about it post factum. An exception to the rule is the case of Bishkek Mayor's son Azamat Omurkulov.
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:30A
ICC prosecutor in Libya after Qaddafi's son arrested
"Their arrest is a crucial step in bringing to justice those most responsible for crimes committed in Libya," Moreno-Ocampo said. "This is not a military or political issue, it is a legal requirement." The NTC however insists that Seif be brought to
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:15A
ICC's Luis Moreno-Ocampo visits Libya over Gaddafi son
"Their arrest is a crucial step in bringing to justice those most responsible for crimes committed in Libya. This is not a military or political issue, it is a legal requirement," he said. Saif al-Islam had been on the run since NTC forces took Tripoli
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:08A
Nigeria: That Corruption Trial May be Swift
Nigeria's quest for efficient and speedy justice delivery received a boost recently with the directive by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher to judges to dispense with corruption cases within six months.
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:05A
Editorial: Juvenile justice Jailing youths as adults adds to woes
The Bureau of Justice Statistics says roughly 5600 were so incarcerated at any one time in 2010. Make no mistake: Many of these are dangerous thugs in the making. All but three states — North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming — permit these juveniles
Updated: 11/22/2011 06:04A
I didn't break the law - Mac
He countered he had evidence that the Mail&Guardian had committed a criminal offence. "I went and did what the law says. I laid a charge." Maharaj's attorneys laid a charge against the Mail&Guardian and two of its journalists — Sam Sole and Stefans
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:59A
Criminal Probe against Rabbi Eliyahu for 'Racism'
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein said that the investigation will not involve statements that the rabbi made as part of decisions based on Jewish law, such as the ruling by Rabbi Eliyahu and 50 other rabbis that a Jew should not sell or rent homes to
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:46A
Political exclusion law issued
The accused must be informed about the court session's time and court procedures according to the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Attorney General will transfer lawsuits of crimes mentioned in article (1) of Law of 344/1952 which reformed 173/1952
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:43A
State Duma adopts third set of antitrust bills
The bills have amended competition law, the Criminal Code, the Code of Administrative Violations and a number of other legislative acts. The amendments have also established a clearer procedure for recognizing monopoly prices.
Updated: 11/22/2011 05:37A
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