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Police to Launch Criminal Investigation Against Tzfat Chief Rabbi
Weinstein feels the rabbi broke the law and he wants police to gather evidence to build a case so the rabbi can face criminal prosecution. Interestingly, Weinstein is not recommending criminal charges against Rabbi Eliyahu and 50 rabbis who signed a
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:34A
International court: Libya can try Gadhafi's son
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The International Criminal Court's prosecutor says Libya can put Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent on trial at home, but The Hague court will help and its judges must be involved. Luis Moreno-Ocampo was in Tripoli
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:34A
Look to Ohio for ideas for state prison reform
This summer, Ohio put its Criminal Justice Reform Act into effect. The new law reserves expensive prison beds for truly dangerous criminals. It diverts low level criminals to community-based programs focused on rehabilitation and education along with
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:26A
Nepal: Third Track Approaches to Peace building
State parties of the Convention are obligated to investigate acts of enforced disappearance and bring those responsible to justice, ensure that enforced disappearance constitutes an offence under its criminal law, establish jurisdiction over the
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:22A
Libya: Justice Takes Centre Stage in Libya
The announcement by al-Keib is a welcome one, especially given that it shows a commitment on the part of the National Transitional Council (NTC) to justice by holding the accused accountable for crimes allegedly committed.
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:11A
Libya says to try Saif Gaddafi
Tripoli - Libya will not hand over Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam to the International Criminal Court for trial, a minister said Tuesday as the war crimes court's prosecutor visited the country. "In a nutshell, we are not going to
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:00A
Olswang | Avoiding disqualification: competition law guidance for directors
Executive directors are expected to have a more detailed knowledge of the company's activities and in high risk areas such as sales will be expected to take greater steps to prevent, detect and stop competition law infringements including identifying,
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:00A
Parties on Rule of Law, Corruption
The party said that officials convicted of criminal acts should resign. Zares said that the trust in the rule of law was being undermined by protracted court proceedings. It also believes the independence of judges is based on life-tenure,
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:00A
No TRO on GMA poll sabotage case
The petitions against the joint panel were filed by former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and former Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. The petition challenging the filing of the criminal case before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) was
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:00A
ICC and Libya in tug-of-war over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo (pictured) will meet Libyan officials in Tripoli on Tuesday to discuss plans to put Muammar Gaddafi's son and spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi on trial for crimes against humanity.
Updated: 11/22/2011 07:56A
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