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Machine doesn't lie
The presumption applies to criminal law and criminal convictions. What is being proposed is administrative penalties, with a lower burden of proof, not a criminal conviction. It is an increase from a 24 hour suspension to a three-day suspension with
Updated: 11/28/2011 04:23A
Sentencing as deterrent doubted
OTTAWA -- An internal report by the federal Justice Department raises doubts about the effectiveness of harsher sentences, the linchpin of the Tory government's tough-on-crime policies. The study examined almost 3300 people convicted of an
Updated: 11/28/2011 04:19A
Redwood steps into parking row
The town's MP says car parking should be a public service and that enforcement has been turned into a branch of criminal law “to provide a steady stream of public revenue from fines and charges”. John Redwood said on his blog last week that MPs want a
Updated: 11/28/2011 04:15A
Arrest Sudan's Bashir, Kenyan court orders
The six, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura, former Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, William Ruto, Henry Kosgey and radio presenter Joshua arap Sang will know early next year if they will be committed to trial.
Updated: 11/28/2011 04:02A
Sandusky charges bring focus on Pennsylvania sex crime laws
Gary Asteak, a criminal defense lawyer in Easton, prefers the term rape to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse for clarity's sake. "Let's call it what it is," Asteak said. "IDSI is kind of a long term. ... It's a whole lot easier to say rape.
Updated: 11/28/2011 03:40A
Crime bill returns
"At the report stage, we can't create new law, but we can eliminate aspects of the law we find distasteful," NDP justice critic Jack Harris said, noting the amendments largely deal with the "principles" behind the bill. The official Opposition has
Updated: 11/28/2011 03:31A
Contentious crime bill returns for final showdown
"At the report stage, we can't create new law but we can eliminate aspects of the law we find distasteful," NDP justice critic Jack Harris said, noting the amendments largely deal with the "principles" behind the bill. "Our proposals at the report
Updated: 11/28/2011 03:26A
Mexico - Press Release regarding Accusations Lodged, 27 november 2011
In particular, the recent Constitutional Reforms regarding Human Rights, Penal Law and Habeas Corpus involving the largest expansion of freedoms and human rights guarantees in Mexico for decades, are proof of the Mexican government's commitment to
Updated: 11/28/2011 03:04A
Contentious crime bill returns to Commons
They seek to eliminate clauses that deal with conditional sentences, mandatory minimums for drug crimes, changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, a plan to replace the term "pardon" with "record suspension" and the added discretion afforded the
Updated: 11/28/2011 02:48A
Hurriyat (G) threatens agitation
"They (security forces) have pointed out that in all other states of the country, army enjoys protection under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which is not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir's RPC. We are ready to amend the RPC to make it on par with
Updated: 11/28/2011 02:36A
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