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'Be Law Abiding'...Chris Massaquoi Tells Citizens
He said, “While we have no intention to violate the rights of anyone accused of armed robbery, the new criminal development of petrol bombing will be stiffly resisted at all costs, but within the confines of the law”. He called on the Pen-Pen riders
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:20A
Amid a flood of alcohol, drugs and crime, a call to respect the law
(PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE) KUUJJUAQ — Police revealed the latest figures on crime and drug and alcohol seizures to Kativik Regional Government councillors on Dec. 1, the final day of their meeting this week in Kuujjuaq. But some of the numbers delivered by
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:19A
The Problems With Sending African Leaders To The Hague
Granted that African countries have been the most outspoken critics of the ICC as a Western plot against African leaders, it is surprising that when it comes to implementing their own justice systems for crimes committed at home, many have resolved to
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:01A
Chemical Castration: Government in Armenia approves draft law on paedophilia
The government approved (Thursday) the draft law on amendments to the articles on paedophilia in the Criminal Code providing for stricter punishment of up to 15 years of imprisonment and chemical castration in case of a recurrent crime.
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:53A
Ghana: Its Not Right to Serve Gbagbo to the Wolves in the Hague - Ebo Quansah
A well informed observer of Ivorian politics puts it succinctly. "Ivorian politicians have a long history of avoiding the real issues facing the country. And that is dangerous because sooner or later these issues of Ivoirite and national identity could
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:52A
Corrigan for legal marijuana
Politicians cannot ignore the status quo any longer and must develop and deliver alternative marijuana policies that avoid the social and criminal harms that stem directly from cannabis prohibition," the letter says. The letter was sent to MPs,
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:35A
Hold out for justice
It's the right stance for the province to take - but given New Brunswick's experience with the federal justice system, many New Brunswickers would go further. Numerous criminologists and justice workers have argued that the federal proposal to
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:05A
MoJ delays legal aid reforms by six months
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has pushed back the implementation of new rules governing civil and family legal aid from the originally proposed October 2012 to April 2013. This six-month delay is, according to an MoJ statement, to allow time for the
Updated: 12/02/2011 05:02A
B.C. must balance rights, drinking laws
BC Attorney-General Shirley Bond responded that the government will rewrite the law and introduce amendments this spring. In the meantime, police will return to the old process for those who blow over .08 or proceed under the Criminal Code,
Updated: 12/02/2011 04:46A
'Back alley' suicides result of current law, court told
They are seeking to have the court declare Section 241 of the Criminal Code unconstitutional as a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Their position is that dying people should rely on medical care, including palliative sedation to reduce
Updated: 12/02/2011 04:36A
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