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Citizen's arrest bill reintroduced
Under the proposed law, the authority to make a citizen's arrest would only apply if a police officer is not available to do the job. The bill would also reform "self-defence" and "defence-of-property" provisions in the Criminal Code.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:23P
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi could be tried in Libya, says ICC prosecutor
The ICC, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, has indicted Saif al-Islam Gaddafi for crimes against humanity, but Jos Luis Moreno Ocampo said he could be tried in Libya as long as the trial complied with ICC standards. "Saif is captured, so we are
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:22P
Student faces 'denial of justice' over film website extradition
A US Government attempt to extradite a British student for running a film streaming website exposes him to a “flagrant denial of justice”, a court heard today. By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent Richard O'Dwyer, 23, faces criminal
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:16P
Huh? Medical Marijuana Legal in California, But Sales Illegal?
At Jackson's trial, San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard Shore referred to medical marijuana as "dope," and called California's medical marijuana laws "a scam." The Jackson case represents one of the first medical marijuana-related criminal appeals
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:12P
Citizen's arrests to get greater leeway under legislation
"Canadians want to know that they are able to protect themselves from criminal acts and that the justice system is behind them and not against them," Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said shortly after tabling the bill in the House of Commons.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:07P
Red Cross: Gadhafi's son appears in good health
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, right, is accompanied by Libyan Interim Justice Minister Mohammed al-Alagi, left, as he arrives in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Nov.22, 2011. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor was in Tripoli for talks Tuesday
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:04P
Citizen's Arrest: Conservative Government Reintroduces Bill
Under the proposed law, the authority to make a citizen's arrest would only apply if a police officer is not available to do the job. The bill would also reform "self-defence" and "defence-of-property" provisions in the Criminal Code.
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:53P
PHS students get lessons in crime and punishment
Enrolled in Portsmouth High School's You and the Law class, the students observed the morning's criminal session when they also saw a man arraigned by video from the jail for dining at a downtown brewery and skipping out on the bill.
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:50P
Saif al Islam Gaddafi's fate 'to be decided by Libya'
The International Criminal Court is to allow the Libyan government seal the judicial fate of Col Gaddafi's captured son Saif al Islam, Libya's Justice Minister said on Tuesday. By Ruth Sherlock, Tripoli "He accepted and agreed that he will be tried in
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:45P
Citizen's arrest laws to get update, Que. justice minister blasts crime bill
It would also reform self-defence and defence of property provisions in Canada's Criminal Code. Nicholson said Monday he'd been “told by law enforcement agencies and lawyers and others who work in these areas,” that the current laws are complicated.
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:45P
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