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Estonia assumes leadership of Assembly of States Parties of International
He added that against the backdrop of the events of the Arab Spring, the need for the administration of international criminal justice and especially for an international criminal court has clearly increased once again.
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:43A
State lawmaker: Self-defense law justified for homeowners
Critics of the law have claimed it is unnecessary and overly broad. In late October, the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, representing more than 600 criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, judges and academicians, urged the Assembly
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:29A
African Lady is ICC's New Chief Prosecutor
Bensouda, a former justice minister in Gambia, international criminal law prosecutor and legal adviser who has been Moreno-Ocampo's deputy since 2004, was elected by con census by the 120 ICC member states during the organisation's annual meeting at
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:20A
Youth pastor to supervise house arrest
The identity of the 17-year-old is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman at his residence on the night of Dec. 3/4. He also denied two charges of breaching undertakings,
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:14A
Sober rebuttal
The column correctly stated that Alberta, unlike BC, will continue to charge drivers over .08 under the Criminal Code. Driving at .08 or over is a crime in Canada. Those who commit this crime show a dangerous disregard for the safety of others,
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:10A
Legislation on religion tightened
The president on Monday signed decisions on amendments to the Administrative Offences Code and to the Criminal Code and a decree on the implementation of Law No 238-IVQD on “Making amendments to the Administrative Offences Code of the Republic of
Updated: 12/13/2011 05:06A
Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised? Royal Society claims some
behavioural genetics evidence was used in criminal cases had doubled from about 100 to roughly 200 during the years 2005 to 2009. That information was reported by Nita Farahany, an associate professor of law at Vanderbilt University's law school.
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:46A
Justice: ICC defers Malawi's failure to arrest El Bashir to Security Council
Nairobi, Kenya - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday dismissed Malawi's excuse that it failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar El Bashir because he enjoyed the immunity of a foreign head of state. The Court said a sitting head of state whose
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:44A
Court tackles Arizona law
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: 12/13/2011 04:42A
Age of criminal responsibility ''is too low''
The part of the brain that governs impulses and decision-making doesn't fully develop until around the age of 20, the Royal Society said in its report 'Neuroscience and the Law'. It also pointed out that there were significant differences between
Updated: 12/13/2011 04:36A
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