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Justice Department drops criminal charges against Massey for deaths of 29 miners
The Obama administration's Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not press any criminal charges against Massey Energy, or its new owner, Alpha Natural Resources, arising from the death of twenty-nine coal miners at the
Updated: 12/09/2011 12:09A
CONVERSATIONS : Not giving up on hudud
ZAKIAH KOYA talks to its spokesman on hudud, Kelantan state executive councillor Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah, about whether Islamic criminal law is logical in a multi-religious country. The issue of hudud is in the news again.
Updated: 12/09/2011 12:05A
Penal code changes approved
The Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2011 creates offences of “causing fear, or provocation of violence”, “harassment”, and “threat to kill” and increases the penalty for “idle and disorderly persons” to a fine of $2000 and four years in prison.
Updated: 12/09/2011 12:03A
Disorder in court after lawyers walk out over planned legal aid cuts
The withdrawal of services at the Criminal Courts of Justice had been called by the Criminal Law Practitioners Organisation (CLPO), a new coalition of barristers and solicitors. Some 47m was set aside for criminal legal aid in Budget 2011,
Updated: 12/08/2011 11:54P
4 Questions With Mumia Abu-Jamal's Attorney
The Root talked to Swarns about what the development means, what's next for her client and what the famous case represents about American criminal justice. The Root: How does this development further the interests of justice? CS: First of all, law for
Updated: 12/08/2011 11:28P
Arizona senators concerned over sex crime probes
"Victims of abuse not only deserve the respect of law enforcement, but their rights must also be protected throughout the criminal justice process," the senators said in their one-paragraph statement. "Laws that we have championed are intended to give
Updated: 12/08/2011 11:24P
Pressure for abortion law reform in Queensland
It is now more than a year since the trial of a young Cairns couple charged with procuring an abortion for the woman. A jury in the Cairns District Court unanimously rejected the charges but the couple spent an agonising eighteen months prior to the
Updated: 12/08/2011 11:07P
Reality Check: The divide between Criminal Law and the War On Terror
Wednesday night I told you how the opening question in the CNN National Security debate for the Republican candidates was focused around the Patriot Act. As part of their answers to questions about the act,
Updated: 12/08/2011 10:47P
P-Noy strikes at the Supreme Court
Emboldened by the people's high approval and trust ratings of him, President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III struck at the Supreme Court (SC) at the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit held at the Manila Hotel last December 5, 2011.
Updated: 12/08/2011 10:27P
Bill to give homeowners right to kill intruders
Justice Minister Alan Shatter brought the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010 before the Seanad, where he told senators the "harsh reality of crime and in particular the crime of burglary" had to be addressed.
Updated: 12/08/2011 09:49P
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