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Fournier critical of feds' stance
After an unsuccessful bid to put a hold on a controversial crime bill pending further discussion, Quebec's justice minister blasted the Conservatives for taking an ideological approach to criminal justice and ignoring expert advice.
Updated: 11/23/2011 03:06A
Bill expands citizens' power to make arrests
"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: 11/23/2011 03:06A
Presumption of Innocence: Are We Ignoring Key Legal Principle?
Law stands not only to punish the guilty body, but also to protect the innocent. There is another core legal principle that says 'it is better if 100 criminals go free than one innocent person punished'. There is always a possibility that the
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:38A
PHS students get lesson in crime and punishment
Enrolled in Portsmouth High School's You and the Law class, the students observed the morning's criminal session, where they also saw a man arraigned by video from the jail for allegedly dining at a downtown brewery and skipping out on the bill.
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:37A
ICC seeks fair trial for Gaddafi son
The ICC, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, has also charged Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senoussi, with crimes against humanity. Libyan officials have said al-Senoussi, who is also Gaddafi's brother-in-law, was captured over
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:33A
UN guide on fairness for terrorism victims
New York, Nov 23 (IBNS): A United Nations policy guide released on Tuesday offers advice on how to reform and improve criminal justice systems so that they are fairer and more sensitive to the needs of the victims of terrorism and their families.
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:28A
Lawyers defend Racial Justice Act
"In my experience, what happens in capital cases often has a 'trickle-down effect' on the rest of the criminal justice system. ... The RJA can only strengthen the overall fairness of our criminal justice system."
Updated: 11/23/2011 02:11A
Canada awaits ruling on polygamy
In a case involving a small, polygamous community in British Columbia, Robert Bauman, chief justice of the province's supreme court, will rule on whether the current criminal ban violates religious freedoms set out in Canada's bill of rights and
Updated: 11/23/2011 01:59A
Judge to rule on constitutionality of Canadian anti-polygamy law
In a case involving a small, polygamous community in British Columbia, Robert Bauman, chief justice of the province's supreme court, will rule on whether the current criminal ban violates religious freedoms set out in Canada's
Updated: 11/23/2011 01:47A
Hagarty must be accountable -- the sooner, the better
Jim Hagarty is the elected official who embodies Yakima County's criminal-justice system. Our prosecuting attorney should know better. Much, much better. Driving Under the Influence is a serious issue everywhere, and in Yakima County DUI cases account
Updated: 11/23/2011 01:46A
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