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Yemen Legislators Approve Immunity for the President
According to Saba, the immunity law cannot be canceled or appealed. However, Mr. Saleh and other members of his government can still be prosecuted outside Yemen, like by the International Criminal Court. Parliament's extension of immunity to all
Updated: 01/21/2012 04:24P
'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Gets Thumbs-Up from 9/11 Survivor
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. MANHATTAN — The controversial new 9/11
Updated: 01/21/2012 04:06P
No one can get immunity while staying at home: Ramday
ISLAMABAD: Former judge Supreme Court Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday has said that no one can get immunity while staying at home for this one needs to go to court. In an interview to a private TV channel, Khalilur Rehman Ramday said that the letter
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:52P
Will the stalker menace stop?
The proposal to introduce a new Section 509B in the Criminal Law (amendment) Bill, 2011, has given women in the country reason to rejoice. With this amendment, the Indian Penal Code will make stalking, which includes following a woman repeatedly,
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:44P
'Murder definition can't be changed for honour killings'
“Such a move will be against the cardinal principles of jurisprudence accepted and absorbed into our criminal justice system. If burden of proof has to be shifted in such a case, logically it will have to be done in a large number of other heinous
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:23P
Legal guide for press coverage
It is a basic imperative of justice that the courts be free from influence or bias to ensure that the parties to a case, whether civil or criminal, are afforded their rights to a fair trial. In his book, Fernandez (p. 355) likened the courtroom to a
Updated: 01/21/2012 11:50A
LEAD: Yemen parliament approves law granting immunity to president
Protesters across Yemen have been demanding that Saleh be brought to justice for his alleged involvement in corruption and other crimes. The opposition blames Saleh, his security forces and armed loyalists for killing hundreds of people since an
Updated: 01/21/2012 11:41A
Aussies get tough on Kiwi convicts
By Joanne Carroll and Sunday Mail The crackdown reflects a wave of anti-Kiwi sentiment across the Tasman. Photo / Getty Images Hundreds of Australian-based Kiwi criminals could soon be walking free on our streets, unhindered by normal parole
Updated: 01/21/2012 11:31A
Trooper pulls over Norway mayor, then mayor pulls over trooper
18, then pulled over the same trooper immediately following the traffic stop. Sid Gaulden, SCDPS spokesman, said the agency submitted the request to SLED on Thursday. "We have asked SLED to do an inquiry on the mayor's status as a law enforcement
Updated: 01/21/2012 11:25A
HRCM meets Chief Judge in MNDF custody
on state broadcaster the following night explaining that military assistance was sought for “fear of loss of public order and safety and national security” on account of Judge Abdulla, who has “taken the entire criminal justice system in his fist”.
Updated: 01/21/2012 10:08A
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