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Senators: Aquino, Corona must tone down rhetoric
Senators made this suggestion yesterday following President Aquino's latest tirade against the Supreme Court at the First National Criminal Justice Summit. Senators Panfilo Lacson and Francis Escudero said avenues for dialogue include the
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:51P
President Aquino's speech at the justice summit
Our gathering this morning is an opportunity to further assess the strengths and weaknesses of the present criminal justice system, and to come up with new and timely initiatives concerning the delivery of justice. We say timely, because of recent
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:51P
Opposition motion lists 'endemic problems' in Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs
The motion calls for urgent reforms on various aspects of the Criminal Code, including amendments made recently, but it does not go into specifics. It says some of the amendments were made haphazardly after the outcome of certain criminal cases,
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:43P
Ottawa to boost 'hate crimes' law
OTTAWA—The federal Conservative government intends to toughen “hate crime” offences in the Criminal Code while it supports removing offences under the Canadian Human Rights Act that deal with speech inciting hatred, says Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:37P
Laurent Gbagbo appears before international criminal court
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, seemed intent on playing the global statesman rather than the fugitive from justice when he appeared at the international criminal court at The Hague on Monday. The ICC has previously tried and
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:30P
Dewhurst Gains Texas Fraternal Order of Police Endorsement
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Public safety has had a dedicated ally during David Dewhurst's time as Lieutenant Governor; his continuing efforts have made our cities safer, our criminal laws stronger, and have discouraged organized crime and
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:26P
Sex offender says court must consider his declassification bid
Nolan names as defendants New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. A spokeswoman for the criminal justice services division said her office had not yet
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:18P
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo faces war crimes court
"The International Criminal Court is helping [the Ivory Coast] to identify if Mr Gbagbo is responsible for crimes or not, to identify what happened there. Establishing the law to help them to live together," Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the court's chief
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:11P
Mad vs. bad: Criminal psychopaths may be victims of their own biology, new
In an article last year in the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Simon Fraser University doctoral student Lauren Freedman and Prof. Simon Verdun-Jones suggested severe punishment of psychopathic offenders may not be justified on
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:06P
Advocates Push For Better Human Trafficking Laws In Michigan
The report also says Michigan's laws could penalize a prostituted youth. Advocates say they should be seen as victims. Jane White, with the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice and the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force agrees with
Updated: 12/05/2011 01:04P
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