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Honour killings are criminal vengeance
seek the protection of the law in forbidding the marriage without criminalising members of their family, it acknowledges the cultural sensitivities while enabling the full force of the criminal law to be applied if a protection order is breached.
Updated: 11/24/2011 10:09P
Mexico faces war crimes investigation over 'war on drugs'
“The war crimes charges won't fly because, although there is obviously serious violence occurring, it's characterized as 'law enforcement' rather than 'armed conflict,'” she said. “Crimes against humanity charges are viable in the absence of armed
Updated: 11/24/2011 10:03P
Police officers to return handcuffs in protest of judicial reform
Nearly 3000 officers have vowed to leave their investigative units, and an officer in charge of managing an Internet cafe regarding a probe into violent crimes said he would shut down the 35000-member website in protest of the government's legislation
Updated: 11/24/2011 09:50P
'Executive magistrates' in Balochistan declared illegal
Section 4 of the Act bifurcated magistrates into judicial magistrates and executive magistrates respectively as under: Division bench comprising Chief Justice Balochistan Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar declared the amendment null and
Updated: 11/24/2011 08:50P
Supporters for eliminating long-gun registry also want an end to gun
Mr. Illerbrun referred to claims at the time that Mr. Rock once said he entered politics with the aim of limiting or outlawing private gun ownership, and told MPs that Criminal Code offences incorporated into the Firearms Act have in essence turned
Updated: 11/24/2011 08:10P
Former Mountie says gun owners fear future government will use long-gun
Mr. Illerbrun referred to claims at the time that Mr. Rock once said he entered politics with the aim of limiting or outlawing private gun ownership, and told MPs that Criminal Code offences incorporated into the Firearms Act have in essence turned
Updated: 11/24/2011 08:10P
Georgetown professor delivers post-9/11 civil rights lecture
David Cole, a Georgetown University Law Center professor, spoke Nov. 15 in the Wayne State Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium about post-9/11 civil rights. Cole teaches criminal law and procedure,
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:47P
Court serves up penalties for food
Experts said the new Criminal Law - which subjects officials to criminal penalties if they turn a blind eye to the production and distribution of unsafe food - still needs time to be implemented. An unclear division of responsibility among agencies
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:25P
ICE program deports illegal immigrants who are serious criminals
In the US justice system, suspects have rights to bond hearings and can't be held indefinitely, she said. Black, the ICE spokesman, said some people are deported before their criminal trials take place. The immigration officers take into account the
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:13P
VIDEO: Small protest over big crime bill
A small group of protestors gathered at the Niagara Falls constituency office of Justice Minister Rob Nicholson on Thursday. They were protesting the Harper government's anti-crime legislation. By BRETT CLARKSON Niagara Falls Review It was a small
Updated: 11/24/2011 07:05P
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