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The police have done their job, but the law enforcing agencies alone will not be able to break the nexus between politicians and criminal elements in society. The general public, politicians and political parties, bureaucracy, parliament and judiciary
Updated: 01/17/2012 01:09P
Howes Percival | Has squatting finally been evicted?
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2011 is yet another hefty document which adds to the encyclopaedia of criminal justice legislation that has been introduced in the last decade. The Bill imposes mainly administrative rules for
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:42P
We don't recognize local amnesty - Judge
“Uganda's judiciary is held in high esteem within the international criminal law circles as the only institution which tries international crimes in fulfillment of international obligations of the Rome Statute in Africa,” Kiiza said.
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:26P
Roche supports right to defend your home
By MARIA PEPPER COUNTY WEXFORD'S chief garda superintendent John Roche has welcomed the introduction of a new law that gives people the right to use reasonable force to defend themselves against burglars or intruders in their homes. The Criminal Law
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:20P
Britain's most dangerous criminals CAN be kept behind bars for the rest of
I shall be dead the next time I leave jail. 'This despite that the trial judge said 25 years was punishment enough for a crime I did not commit.' He went on: 'Both the trial judge and the Lord Chief Justice set my minimum tariff as 25 years.
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:10P
Lawmakers reintroduce "Katie's Law"
By Shaun Towne PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - Two local lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require a DNA sample be collected from any suspects arrested for a violent crime. If passed, Rhode Island would be one of 24 states that have already
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:07P
Children in Mexico: Criminals or victims?
"A youth criminal justice law does not exist," Morales said. "There is a proposal in review in the Congress, but even that one has significant omissions. "The (United Nations) Convention (on the Rights of the Child) points out that the children have to
Updated: 01/17/2012 12:05P
Chief Garda Superintendent welcomes new law
By MARIA PEPPER COUNTY WEXFORD'S chief garda superintendent John Roche has welcomed the introduction of a new law that gives people the right to use reasonable force to defend themselves against burglars or intruders in their homes. The Criminal Law
Updated: 01/17/2012 11:57A
Senate won't call Corona kin
After the chamber voted to sustain Enrile's ruling, Tupas manifested that the prosecution did not agree with Enrile's position that the impeachment trial was “akin to a criminal case.” His move appeared that he was trying to make up for the perceived
Updated: 01/17/2012 11:13A
Hillary Clinton commends Ivory Coast government for seeking justice after post
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday praised Ivory Coast's government for seeking justice and accountability for crimes committed after a disputed 2010 election sent the country spiraling into violence.
Updated: 01/17/2012 11:01A
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