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BRC Retail Crime Survey 2011: crime costs soar to £1.4 billion
This has substantially reduced incidents of opportunistic crime against stores, but combating the rise in violent crime retailers and their staff are exposed to requires the support of law makers and enforcers. The report shows that the overall cost of
Updated: 01/16/2012 06:59A
Egypt: Dismantle Tools of Repression - Reforming Laws That Curb Freedom
Egypt's existing laws - the penal code, associations law, assembly law, and emergency law - limit public freedoms necessary for a democratic transition, challenge respect for the rule of law, and impede accountability for abuses by the police and the
Updated: 01/16/2012 06:23A
Is India Ignoring its own Internet Protections?
By Amol Sharma India's information technology law of 2008 limits the liability of Internet companies for material posted on their Web sites by users, including anything government regulators deem objectionable. The firms are supposed to be notified of
Updated: 01/16/2012 06:13A
Uganda: War Crimes Trials Face Challenges - Local Effort May Offer Insights
Uganda's early experience may provide relevant information to other countries seeking to hold domestic trials for serious crimes committed in violation of international law - genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. In recent years, there has
Updated: 01/16/2012 06:03A
Ahammaidhy's arrest was in accordance with the law - Police
In reply Riyaz said article 125 of the penal code stipulates that making slanderous and untrue remarks is an offence and Ahmmaidhy's arrest was made under such charges. Riyaz also highlighted a case where the police had made arrests without a court
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:42A
Cost of retail crime soars as shops are targeted by 'organised criminals'
This has “substantially reduced” incidents of opportunistic crime against stores but combating the rise in violent crime retailers and their staff are exposed to requires the support of law makers and enforcers. The number of robberies increased by 20%
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:42A
Speaker's Corner: Time to train lawyers on cultural competence
It's axiomatic that legal professionals must be competent. But is it also axiomatic that lawyers must be culturally competent? A recent case from the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal suggests that it might be. In June 2008, Antoine Fraser was charged with
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:28A
Yury Chaika anticipates a positive 2012
It is also important to remember that the Criminal Code still includes article 319, which envisages criminal liability for public insult of a state official on duty or in connection with his duty. RG: Boris Berezovsky recently said that he was ready to
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:10A
Uganda: War Crimes Trials Face Challenges
Uganda's early experience may provide relevant information to other countries seeking to hold domestic trials for serious crimes committed in violation of international law - genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. (Cape Town) - Legal and
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:00A
Egypt: Dismantle Tools of Repression
Egypt's existing laws - the penal code, associations law, assembly law, and emergency law - limit public freedoms necessary for a democratic transition, challenge respect for the rule of law, and impede accountability for abuses by the police and the
Updated: 01/16/2012 05:00A
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