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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to be tried inside Libya: ICC
by Staff reporter Luis Moreno-Ocampo (1st L), the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), attends a joint press conference after meeting with Libya's Interim Justice Minister Mohammed al-Allagui in Tripoli, capital of Libya, on Nov.
Updated: 11/23/2011 09:23P
Australia to join global anti-cybercrime fight
The Cybercrime Bill, along with amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act and the Criminal Code, has passed through the Lower House, but is yet to be presented to the Senate.
Updated: 11/23/2011 09:11P
The polygamy ruling: 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 09:01P
A confused judicial treatise on polygamy
Justice Robert Bauman's judgment is an exhausting and comprehensive display of philosophy, social scientific inquiry, history, religious and cultural studies. It serves to demonstrate, yet again, that judges are experts in law and tend not to be very
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:59P
The BC polygamy ruling: 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 08:59P
Canadian judge upholds ban on polygamy
So even though Canada's anti-polygamy law “offends the freedom of religion of identifiable groups,” it is “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society,” he wrote. The ruling is expected to be appealed in December to either the British
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:58P
Child molester sentenced 33 years later
Morales' victim, Tanya, said she feels justice has been served in this case. "When he handed down the sentence, it was relief that is was finally over," Tanya said. "And I put it behind me and can close this chapter in my life and move forward.
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:42P
Medical Marijuana Trade Shaken by Crackdown
An intensifying federal crackdown on growers and sellers of state-authorized medical marijuana has badly shaken the billion-dollar industry, which has sprung up in California since voters approved medical use of the drug in 1996, and has highlighted
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:14P
BC polygamy ruling offers 'road map' to avoid prosecution: lawyer
Chief Justice Robert Bauman wrote that Section 293 of the Criminal Code, the law banning polygamy, does, in fact, run counter to sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In particular, he made reference to Section 2, which protects such
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:12P
Obama: Drug Addiction is a Disease, Not a Crime
The Obama Administration's approach to criminal justice drug policy is guided by three facts; that addiction is a disease that can be treated; people can recover and new interventions are needed to appropriately address substance abuse and drug-related
Updated: 11/23/2011 08:11P
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