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Justice Minister supports Section 13 repeal
“We believe the Criminal Code is the best vehicle to prosecute these crimes.” Nicholson urged MPs to support the bill and promised amendments to strengthen the Criminal Code's hate provisions. “We were very encouraged to hear Mr. Nicholson come out in
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:53A
OSHRC proceedings stayed pending parallel criminal proceedings
Although indeterminate stays are strongly disfavored, the Commission “'ha[s] deferred civil proceedings pending the completion of parallel criminal prosecutions when the interests of justice seemed to require such action.'” C & S Erectors, 18 BNA OSHC
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:48A
Author attacks modern perceptions of role-play games in tale of justice
Convinced he cannot get a fair trial, Joseph bolts the established criminal justice system. The plot spirals to a startling climax as Joseph obsessively pursues justice on his own terms. Maxie and Susan are left to deal with the fallout of Joseph's
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:40A
ICC concedes Libya may try Gaddafi's son
"Our International Criminal Court acts when the national system cannot act. They have decided to do it and that is why we are here to learn and to understand what they are doing and to cooperate." Libyan officials have promised a fair trial but the
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:30A
Libya says to try Seif as ICC prosecutor visits
Libya will not hand over Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam to the International Criminal Court for trial, a minister said today as the war crimes court's prosecutor visited the country. “In a nutshell, we are not going to hand him over
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:26A
Role of NYPD's Informant Led FBI to Drop Jose Pimentel Terror Case
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. The lawyer for Hamilton Heights
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:15A
Mohammed Al-Allaqi receives Luis Moreno-Ocampo (right) at Tripoli's
Libya will not hand over Moamer Kadhafi's most prominent son Seif 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 hand him
Updated: 11/22/2011 09:01A
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy seeks jury trial for tax evasion charges
Thomas "Slab" Murphy last week lost his challenge against the constitutionality of a law sending him for trial before the Special Criminal Court instead of a jury. The republican appeared today before the three-judge Special Criminal Court where his
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:46A
First Saif Is Not Safe, Now Gaddafi's Spy-Boss Behind Bars [opinion]
Interim justice minister Mohammed al-Allagui is also reported to have said Saif al-Islam would be tried in Libya "because local justice is the rule and international justice is the exception. "We have the necessary guarantees for a fair trial,
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:43A
Republican planning tax case appeal
Thomas "Slab" Murphy last week lost his challenge against the constitutionality of a law sending him for trial before the Special Criminal Court instead of a jury. The republican has now appeared before the three-judge Special Criminal Court where his
Updated: 11/22/2011 08:42A
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