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Guatemalan Bloggers Targeting Criminals in Country's Most Violent State
Still, with more countries, states, and cities facing corrupt law enforcement, the internet and these blogs seem to be the best way to provide the community with information on alleged criminals and criminal activity.
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:58P
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Co-Sponsors Event for Senate Special
"NAELA has worked closely with the committee on numerous issues, including the Elder Justice Act, criminal background checks for long-term care facility staff, and the Older Americans Act..." NAELA President Edwin Boyer, Esq., CAP.
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:46P
Supreme Court will rule on state immigration laws
The Obama administration challenged parts of the law in court, saying that it could not be reconciled with federal immigration laws and policies. The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco, blocked enforcement of parts of the law in
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:34P
Support for ending impunity for international crimes must grow – ICC
“The ICC is the vital and indispensable centrepiece of our system of international criminal justice. It is our best hope of ending impunity for international crimes. It is the vehicle with which our generation can significantly advance the cause of
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:20P
AG denies penal code changes threaten civil liberties
(CNS): The attorney general has said that the changes to the Penal Code relating to disorderly conduct and gang activity will not catch up innocent people and are not a threat to civil liberties. Samuel Bulgin told the Legislative Assembly that there
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:17P
The Limits of Bigger Penalties in Fighting Financial Crime
It is difficult to conclude the penalties available under the law for committing financial crimes are somehow lacking. Most financial frauds involve multiple violations that can be charged as separate crimes, so the potential punishment is often quite
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:03P
Treating Palestinians Lawlessly
12 headlined, "Applying International Criminal Law to Israel's Treatment of the Palestinian People," saying: Since established in 1948, Israel institutionalized land theft and Palestinian dispossessions. Through 2009, "displaced Palestinians amounted
Updated: 12/12/2011 04:00P
High court to review tough Arizona
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of the Alabama law that forced public schools to check the immigration status of students and allowed police to file criminal charges against people who were unable to prove their
Updated: 12/12/2011 03:58P
India, brides and dowry killings
Although, here I would like to state that in terms of the provisions also where there is the Anti-Dowry Act of the Indian Penal Code (section 498 A), Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961( Sections 3, 4,4A) and Section 304 B of the IPC regarding dowry deaths,
Updated: 12/12/2011 03:52P
WECT TV6 - WECT.com - Wilmington, NC news and weather - High court to review
In October, the federal appeals court in Atlanta blocked parts of the Alabama law that forced public schools to check the immigration status of students and allowed police to file criminal charges against people who were unable to prove their
Updated: 12/12/2011 03:40P
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