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Rwanda war-crimes suspect deported after almost two decades in Canada
"Because he's one of the first to be sent back and because there is such a passionate debate whether he — or any Rwandan suspect — can get a fair trial, Canada should keep a close eye on what's going on," said Fannie Lafontaine, a law professor at
Updated: 01/23/2012 10:22P
Jordan: Drop Charges for 'Undermining Royal Dignity'
The committee found that, “[I]n any case, the application of the criminal law should only be countenanced in the most serious of cases [of dangerous speech] and imprisonment is never an appropriate penalty.” In September, Abdullah signed into law
Updated: 01/23/2012 10:11P
Human Rights Watches the abusive in Thailand
The Yingluck government has used both the lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) statute in the criminal code and the Computer Crimes Act to suppress and prosecute alleged critics of the institution of the monarchy. A special task force led by Deputy
Updated: 01/23/2012 10:02P
Lando Voyles prepares race for County Attorney
Along with prosecuting major crimes, Mr. Voyles teaches college-level Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice and Rules of Evidence. As a board member for a nonprofit organization, he helps raise money for police and the families of slain
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:51P
Rwanda war-crimes suspect deported
"Because he's one of the first to be sent back and because there is such a passionate debate whether he — or any Rwandan suspect — can get a fair trial, Canada should keep a close eye on what's going on," said Fannie Lafontaine, a law professor at
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:50P
How do schools protect your kids from criminal employees?
As a criminal investigation heats up at Traverse City Area Public Schools, we wanted to know what procedures are in place to prevent staff member who break the law from preying on students time and time again. The news broke over the weekend;
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:45P
How do schools protect your kids from criminal employees?
As a criminal investigation heats up at Traverse City Area Public Schools, we wanted to know what procedures are in place to prevent staff member who break the law from preying on students time and time again. The news broke over the weekend;
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:45P
Charleston Police Department releases crime report for 2011
Our strategies will also include our continuing effort to strengthen the criminal justice system to target those repeat offenders who continue to commit violent crime while out of jail on bond or probation. There are currently several bills pending in
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:38P
Supreme Court rules police must have warrants to use GPS trackers on cars
This is probably the most important case of criminal law that the Supreme Court will decide this year." The question of whether police need a judge's permission to track using cellphone GPS doesn't have a clear answer yet, attorneys said, and this case
Updated: 01/23/2012 09:05P
Hague Court Charges Kenya Leaders
including the country's deputy prime minister, with committing crimes against humanity during the violent aftermath of the country's 2007 election, touching a layer of leadership that for years has struck many Kenyans as above the law.
Updated: 01/23/2012 08:58P
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