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International prosecutor holds talks with Libyans in effort to get fair trial
(AP Photo/APTN) TV OUT TRIPOLI, Libya - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor held talks Tuesday with Libyan authorities on ensuring a fair trial for Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, who is being held by revolutionary fighters.
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:57P
Rallying against the international homosexual agenda
UNIBAM's constitutionality challenge to change Belize's laws on unnatural sex has been a hotly debated topic in the past months. The organization is challenging the constitutionality of Section 53 of the Criminal Code, which states that, “Every person
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:36P
John 'Jack' Keeney, DOJ's Oracle, Dies at 89
If the name doesn't ring a bell, you don't know very much about the US Department of Justice. That's not a knock or anything, just a statement that begins toillustratestheimpactKeeney had on theinstitutionover his nearly 60-year
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:28P
Panel Admonishes Criminal Defense Attorney For Blog Naming Clients, Omitting
A criminal defense attorney who blogs about criminal proceedings, including his clients' cases, violated Virginia lawyer conduct rules by including clients' names in blog posts without their consent, a Virginia State Bar disciplinary
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:12P
How information was gathered
Professor Bassiouni is well published, having authored a number of works including some of the leading textbooks in International Criminal Law. During his career, Professor Bassiouni has also held a number of United Nations positions.
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:11P
Tory bill aims to clarify citizen's arrest, self-defence
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 02:03P
Another women's bill passed – so what?
In fact, what does this Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2011 have to offer that the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 or the Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 did not
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:02P
Bush, Blair found guilty of war crimes in Malaysia tribunal
The five panel tribunal unanimously decided that Bush and Blair committed genocide and crimes against peace and humanity when they invaded Iraq in 2003 in blatant violation of international law. The judges ruled that war against Iraq by both the former
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:56P
Conservatives table bill to loosen self-defence, citizen's arrest laws
“By introducing these changes to the Criminal Code, we are letting Canadians know that they have the law on their side and that our justice system targets criminals, not victims.” Nicholson said he was not concerned the legislation would lead to a
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:49P
Ex-prosecutor: 'Aum made preparations to topple the government'
However, we weren't sure which law could be applied. The Firearms and Swords Control Law prohibits possession of parts of handguns but not parts of automatic rifles. As a last-ditch measure, we applied a section of the Penal Code prohibiting unlawful
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:32P
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