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No Apology or Justice for US Role in El Mozote Massacre
Unfortunately, no one was really ever brought to justice for this crime. Years later, the soldiers involved and their higher ups were shielded from justice by El Salvador's General Amnesty Law. The psychological harm all these years later is still
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:44A
I'm Going To Jail For What?
There are an estimated 4500 federal criminal laws and some of them go beyond the common wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, which usually nab a number of people each year. Most of these crimes are connected with Ponzi schemes (Bernard Madoff
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:44A
Omaha attorney earns judgeship
Pankonin, 42, has practiced law for 20 years, 12 of them in Nebraska. Over the past five years, she has practiced criminal law as a prosecutor with specializations in trial work and domestic violence. She has tried more than 100 cases, including 34
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:34A
East Turkestan, Inner Mongolia And Tibet: Draft Legislation Harsher For Minorities
Before the end of this month, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will review the second draft of a proposal for comprehensive revisions to China's Criminal Procedure Law. Despite some tweaks made under public pressure,
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:31A
Should the age of criminal responsibility be raised?
and lawyers looking at how developments in neuroscience should inform the practice of law, suggests some children's brains may not be sufficiently developed by that time. The age of criminal responsibility varies widely across jurisdictions.
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:30A
Corbyn - Riots
Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn said that restorative justice could deal with the small number of people involved in the riots. Responding, Conservative Justice Minister Nick Herbert wanted restorative justice to be embedded in the criminal justice system,
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:19A
Family release tribute to road death teen
The family of a young Medway student killed in a road crash have paid tribute to her "bubbly personality, kind heart, beautiful smile and infectious laugh". April George, who studied criminal justice at the University of Kent's Chatham Maritime campus,
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:16A
Sex-crime cases prompt calls for Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio quit
did not directly attack Arpaio, they did release a statement last week saying, “Victims of abuse not only deserve the respect of law enforcement, but their rights must also be protected throughout the criminal justice process," the AP reported.
Updated: 12/13/2011 10:14A
Omaha attorney appointed to district court bench
The 42-year-old Pankonin has practiced law for 20 years, 12 of them in Nebraska. Over the past five years, she has practiced criminal law as a prosecutor with specializations in trial work and domestic violence. She has tried more than 100 cases,
Updated: 12/13/2011 09:47A
Tough measures on serious crime
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has welcomed figures showing the average sentence for those convicted of handling an offensive weapon has increased for the sixth year in a row. The figure, published in new criminal proceedings statistics,
Updated: 12/13/2011 09:47A
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