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Minister for Justice Alan Shatter indicated there may be no need for
Mr Griffin noted the Minister's indication that under the previsions of Section 57 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, which came into force earlier this year, extra documents may be provided to a jury to help with
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:55A
Lords EU Sub-Committee F hears from Lord Mancroft, Baroness Meacher and Lord
Criminal justice has made the drugs problem in the UK and become a “block” to any solution to the problem, such as providing health care to drug users, Conservative peer Lord Mancroft told peers today. Opening the session, Crossbench Chair Lord Hannay
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:34A
Plea Bargain is No Panacea, but Part of Solution [opinion]
In 2008 Lagos State enacted a law tilled "Administration of Criminal Justice Law" which provides for the procedures for plea bargain. Besides, section 14 [2] of the EFCC [Establishment] Act, 2004 empowers EFCC to compound offences.
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:08A
R2P, the ICC and the Libyan arrests
The author is Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University and Programme Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, The Hague. He directs research projects on 'Post-conflict Justice and Local
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:05A
Local MP presents Parliamentary bill on wearing masks during riots
Bill C-309, also known as the Preventing Persons from Concealing Their Identities during Riots and Unlawful Assemblies Act, would amend sections 65 and 66 of the Criminal Code, outlining the penalties for participating in a riot or unlawful assembly
Updated: 11/24/2011 06:01A
Polygamy law upheld by B.C. court
Although the judge wasn't asked to grant a constitutional remedy, Bauman suggested the "substantially constitutional" law should be "read down" concerning the term "everyone" in Section 293 of the Criminal Code to exclude from potential accused persons
Updated: 11/24/2011 05:55A
Omar Abdullah ready to amend law to protect Army in Kashmir
on Wednesday evening said that his government was ready to give legal protection to the Army by amending the state's criminal law, Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) and bringing it at par with the central law, Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Updated: 11/24/2011 05:54A
Chief justice upholds law against polygamy
Canada's polygamy law is constitutional but flawed, BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman ruled Wednesday. Bauman found that the law is constitutionally sound, except as it applies to children between 12 and 18 who marry into polygamist
Updated: 11/24/2011 05:34A
Multiple marriages declared illegal in landmark case
BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman Wednesday upheld Canada's polygamy law, which makes multiple marriages illegal. In a 335-page ruling, the judge said that while the law "minimally impairs" the constitutional right of religious freedom,
Updated: 11/24/2011 05:29A
Inherently harmful, justice says. It's time to enforce the law
First, opponents of criminalization argue that the law violates Section 2(a) of the Charter of Rights, which guarantees freedom of religion. And, indeed, Bauman agreed that the law infringes polygamists' Sec. 2(a) rights. But once such a finding is
Updated: 11/24/2011 05:29A
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