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Canosa Abogados | Amendment to the Criminal Code and the Money Laundering Law
On July 21 2011 Law No. 25.683 was published in the Official Gazette, amending the Criminal Code (CC) and Law No. 25.246 of “Concealment and laundering of criminal assets”. The Law No. 25246 is part of set of rules issued by the national government to
Updated: 11/24/2011 12:47A
Harm against women and children outweighs religion freedom, judge says in
Wickett said that because his Bountiful clients were interveners in the case and not the major parties they have no direct right of appeal. But he said that, if the lawyer appointed by the court to represent the pro-polygamy parties decides to appeal,
Updated: 11/24/2011 12:15A
Seattle police policy allowing self-incrimination protections is too broad
In a bluntly worded letter Wednesday to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, the Department of Justice said the protection has been routinely extended to situations where it was never intended to be applied. The Department of Justice said the letter was sent in
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:59P
Canadian Court Rules That Polygamy Ban Is Constitutional
In a 335-page decision that followed 42 days of hearings, Robert J. Bauman, the court's chief justice, found that women in polygamous relationships faced higher rates of domestic, physical and sexual abuse, died younger and were more prone to mental
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:29P
Medical Marijuana Industry Is Unnerved by US 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 11:26P
Canada to rule on constitutionality of 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 bill of rights and
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:26P
Feds slam Seattle for policy that shields cops
In a bluntly worded letter Wednesday to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, the Department of Justice said the protection has been routinely extended to situations where it was never intended to be applied. The Department of Justice said the letter was sent in
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:36P
The law is 'guilty of inhumanity' - son
Justice Christine French, in the High Court at Dunedin, sentenced Davison to five months home detention (in Dunedin), saying her duty was to uphold the sanctity of life and the case had to be regarded as serious. However, she accepted Davison had acted
Updated: 11/23/2011 09:48P
Oil and gas pilferers to be penalised
THE Lower House of Parliament unanimously adopted 'The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2011' to curb theft of oil and gas in the country with maximum punishment of 14-year imprisonment and a Rs10 million fine to the person found involved in the crime.
Updated: 11/23/2011 09:44P
'Anti-women customs'
Surely, as explained in the passed bill, the criminal law amendment was a welcome move and a praiseworthy step towards women's rights. However, law on domestic violence yet remains to be passed. Four out of every five women in Pakistan face some form
Updated: 11/23/2011 09:43P
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