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FIFA executive proposes major reforms
Mark Pieth, a professor in criminal law at the University of Basle, has been appointed to chair FIFA's independent governance committee. He will not, however, investigate allegations of previous wrongdoing by FIFA members but was instead presenting
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:53A
Job Seeker Jailed For Wearing Shoes In Mosque
The convict could not give a satisfactory account of his action, he said, adding that the offence of criminal trespass contravened Section 348 of the Penal Code. When the case came up for mention, Hassan pleaded guilty to the charge but begged the
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:52A
Dutch paedophile group to discuss future
In parliament, Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten said he would not use his discretionary powers to instruct the Public Prosecutors' Office to prosecute Martijn under criminal law, as demanded by several MPs. The minister said that current legislation does
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:48A
BC drunk driving law could be overturned
The judge could find that BC's new law is in conflict with existing federal criminal law relating to drunk driving and blood alcohol levels of 0.08 or higher. The judge could also find that BC's law leads to a violation of the Charter of Rights and
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:39A
Richard J. Posner
I've recently read reviews by both retired Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens and the nation's best-known federal appellate judge, Richard J. Posner, on The Collapse of American Criminal Justice, by William Stuntz, a law professor at Harvard who
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:39A
Major FIFA reforms put forward
Mark Pieth, a professor in criminal law at the University of Basle, has been appointed to chair FIFA's independent governance committee. He will not investigate allegations of previous wrongdoing by FIFA members but has instead presented proposals for
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:37A
Major reforms planned at FIFA
Mark Pieth, a professor in criminal law at the University of Basel, has been appointed to chair FIFA's independent governance committee. He will not investigate allegations of previous wrongdoing by FIFA members but has instead presented proposals for
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:27A
OPINION: Laws on marijuana use are imperfect by nature
If that were the cause, you'd turn yourself in every time you committed a minor traffic violation, which coincidentally can be more dangerous than getting baked on your couch. No, the police are called out of vainglorious self-righteousness — the same
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:27A
FIFA set for major reforms
Mark Pieth, a professor in criminal law at the University of Basle, has been appointed to chair FIFA's independent governance committee. He will not however investigate allegations of previous wrongdoing by FIFA members but was instead presenting
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:16A
New System From ACS, A Xerox Company, To Provide Connecticut Law Enforcement
By Business Wire 11/30/11 - 10:05 AM EST ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), will build a criminal justice information sharing system for the state of Connecticut designed to improve public safety and drive down costs. Police, judges and others will be
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:15A
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