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Arrest made at crime bill protest
A series of speakers, including NDP MP Francoise Boivin who joined the protesters, spoke about what they saw as problems with Bill C-10, seen as a sweeping overhaul of Canada's justice system, before they marching down Wellington Street towards the
Updated: 11/26/2011 04:24P
Arrest made at Ottawa crime bill protest
C-10 would change the Criminal Code, the State Immunity Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other laws, and would enact the new Justice for Victims of
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:51P
Time to take a serious look at lese majeste laws
His arrest and prosecution, however, point a bright light on the two laws that continue to be used so frequently. Article 112 of the Criminal Code is the original lese majeste law, forbidding offensive statements or actions against royalty,
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:27P
Bangkok Post : Look at lese majeste laws
His arrest and prosecution, however, point a bright light on the two laws that continue to be used so frequently. Article 112 of the Criminal Code is the original lese majeste law, forbidding offensive statements or actions against royalty,
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:27P
Some Thoughts On The Reformation Of The Criminal Justice System Of Sri Lanka
The criminal justice system of Sri Lanka finds its foundations in English common law. The British introduced this system when they captured part of the country at the end of the 16th century.
Updated: 11/26/2011 01:56P
Renowned New York Attorney Joel Walter Named To The I CARE Foundation Board Of
The International Child Abduction Research and Education Foundation (I CARE Foundation) is pleased to announce that Mr.Joel Walter, a New York Attorney with forty years of litigation experience focused in complex family law and criminal matters has
Updated: 11/26/2011 12:43P
Proposal makes all murders death penalty-eligible
The bill — passed by the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee 11-6 last month — does not require prosecutors to pursue a death sentence. The House is expected to vote on the measure in January. Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death
Updated: 11/26/2011 12:36P
PNLA – wins an award
PNLA in its effort to assist the poor, vulnerable and the marginalized, focus on women and children and as a result they are automatically granted legal aid and need not go through the required merit test for qualification for legal aid.
Updated: 11/26/2011 12:10P
ANTI-HACKERS
Manila, Philippines – Police are planning to create a special unit that will be tasked to protect the websites of government agencies from hackers whom they said are capitalizing on the weak cyber-crime law in the country. This, after the Criminal
Updated: 11/26/2011 11:56A
Suicide case a challenge to us all
The result in the case of Sean Davison may have satisfied the demands of the law but it came nowhere near serving the needs of justice. Davison, 50, who helped his terminally ill mother to die in 2006, was sentenced on Thursday to five months' home
Updated: 11/26/2011 11:32A
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