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In a rare instance of criminal justice becoming an international reality, a French court on Wednesday convicted five Somali men of piracy for hijacking a sailboat and holding a French couple for ransom. Piracy in the seas off Somalia has become so
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:20A
Zimbabwe: Cases in the Supreme Court
Mr Maseko himself was arrested and taken to court accused of undermining the authority of or insulting the President and causing offence to persons of a particular race or religion, contrary to sections 33 and 42 of the Criminal Law Code.
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:20A
States Fail In Fight Against Sex Trafficking
A new report finds that too many states inadvertently provide safe havens when it comes to sex trafficking — even when children bear the consequences. The study graded states on how well they protect children who are pushed into the sex trade and
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:18A
Appeal being considered in drunk driving suit against tough BC laws: lawyer
Jeremy Carr says he is pleased a BC Supreme Court justice has ruled the tough penalties and costs imposed roadside by drivers who blow over the legal blood-alcohol limit have been ruled unconstitutional. But he says he is disappointed that the judge
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:13A
Tom English: Mark Pieth sets out plan to clean up Fifa – good luck with that . . .
Pieth is professor of criminal law at Basel University, he is also chairman of a working group on bribery in international business transactions and a member of the Swiss gaming commission. He is an ex-member of the Independent Inquiry Committee into
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:11A
B.C. ruling may have wide impact
"Only the Supreme Court of Canada can set a binding precedent for the entire country," said Perrin, who specializes in criminal law. "That said, the fact that there is a Supreme Court of British Columbia decision on provincial drinking and driving laws
Updated: 12/01/2011 03:22A
Camden County prosecutor warns of impact of police layoffs on crime
And although violent crimes like aggravated assaults and shootings have trended higher over much of the year, criminal justice experts have been hesitant to pin any increase on the layoffs. Thomson, who couldn't be reached for comment for this story,
Updated: 12/01/2011 03:19A
Four criminal groups neutralized in Azerbaijan
A human trafficker, who was declared wanted by Azerbaijani law-enforcement bodies, died in Pakistan. The statement came from chief of Department to Combat Human Trafficking of the Interior Ministry Javid Shikhaliyev. 'Sometimes false reports on
Updated: 12/01/2011 03:17A
November | 2011 | CTV Vancouver Island
Victoria Police Chief says it's business and usual and his officers will still be on the roads prosecuting drunk drivers, but processing drivers under the criminal code. The judge who struck down the law wants to hear from the government before he
Updated: 12/01/2011 03:14A
No Integrity?
TEXAS' CRIMINAL JUSTICE system is first in more than executions. In 2007, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins set up the nation's first conviction integrity unit, charged with investigating cases in which the wrong person might have been put behind
Updated: 12/01/2011 03:05A
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