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ICC chief prosecutor says Gaddafi's son Saif al Islam to be tried inside Libya
Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim el-Keeb has promised a fair trial for Saif, who was seized in a southern Libyan town Saturday after having been on the run since forces of the NTC took over Tripoli in late August. Senussi, the brother-in-law
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:09P
Yet another peek into the bedrooms of the nation
In his ruling on Tuesday, Chief Justice Bauman found that a Criminal Code prohibition on polygamy breaches the constitutional right to freedom of religion and to life, liberty and security. However, using section one of the Charter of Rights,
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:06P
Who wants to buy Sharon Tate's jewelry?
In his fascinating new book, “The City that Became Safe,” Franklin Zimring, a professor of law and chairman of the Criminal Justice Research Program at the University of California at Berkeley, looks at the real reasons behind that change — and his
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:04P
Restore due process to drug cases
Yet Florida state courts are doing just that by upholding drug convictions despite a recent finding by a federal judge that a key state drug law is unconstitutional. US District Judge Mary Scriven of the Middle District ruled in July that Florida's
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:50P
'I am who I am' polygamist leader says
BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman. "I am who I am. We are who we are. And, you know in 1985 it was a criminal act to commit adultery in Canada and somehow or other somebody got that changed. But an adulterer, somebody who committed adultery
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:50P
Polygamy ban upheld by BC court
The Criminal Code section banning polygamy does infringe on the right to freedom of religion, Bauman concluded, but that was outweighed by the long list of harms polygamy inflicts on women and children, including sexual and physical abuse, child brides
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:48P
Minnesota needs tougher anti-bullying law, says state attorney general
The law would offer criminal or civil immunity for school officials who act promptly to address incidents of alleged bullying. Hilstrom said she hadn't started trying to line up Republican support for the measure yet but called it a "bipartisan issue.
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:45P
Polygamy inherently harmful to women: BC court
The Criminal Code section banning polygamy does infringe on the right to freedom of religion, Bauman concluded, but that was outweighed by the long list of harms polygamy inflicts on women and children, including sexual and physical abuse, child brides
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:40P
Polygamy inherently harmful: BC court
First, does the Criminal Code section banning polygamy violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? And if not, does the criminal definition of polygamy require evidence of abuse? To the first question, Bauman said the law does indeed violate the
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:40P
Judge upholds polygamy law as constitutional, but decides children shouldn't
VANCOUVER - BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman decided Wednesday to uphold Canada's polygamy law, which makes multiple marriages illegal. The judge found that the law is constitutionally sound, except as it applied to for children between 12
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:35P
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