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ODM MPs differ over whether Uhuru, Ruto should contest for presidency
“Nyachae's vow is based on wrong legal interpretation of Chapter Six of the constitution as read together with government regulations requiring any public officer facing criminal charges in court of law disqualifies such officer from standing for
Updated: 01/24/2012 08:19A
Kenya: ICC Shakes Up Politics, but Ruto and Kenyatta May Still Run for President
There is an almost even split among legal experts over whether or not the constitution requires those accused of crimes such as the two are facing to vacate office. Their supporters insist that the law only bars suspects of economic crimes from holding
Updated: 01/24/2012 07:04A
Supreme Court rules cops need warrant for GPS tracking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. The decision was a defeat for the government and police agencies, and it raises the possibility
Updated: 01/24/2012 07:01A
Rules of American justice: a tale of three cases
(4) If you talk publicly about any of these war crimes, you have committed the Gravest Crime — you are guilty of espionage – and will have the full weight of the American criminal justice system come crashing down upon you.
Updated: 01/24/2012 06:24A
Landmark summit a chance for change
Until the 1960s, the Criminal Code contained provisions that were broadly interpreted to make misogynistic value judgements on women. Provisions dealing with rape — now termed sexual assault — were interpreted to degrade women's credibility and,
Updated: 01/24/2012 06:08A
Accused war criminal 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: 01/24/2012 05:38A
Spain's Franco-era probe judge Baltasar Garzon on trial
A high-profile Spanish judge has gone on trial accused of violating a 1977 amnesty law by investigating civil war and Franco-era crimes. The prosecution of Baltasar Garzon, who famously indicted late Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet, has been brought by
Updated: 01/24/2012 05:32A
Millions follow ICC ruling on
He maintains that the ICC is not competent because the crimes committed on the territory of the Republic of Kenya during the post-election violence of 2007/ 2008 in his view were serious common crimes under Kenyan criminal law, but not crimes against
Updated: 01/24/2012 05:22A
President calls for calm as lawyers study ICC ruling
Reacting to the ruling later, President Kibaki said while the ICC process was underway, the government enacted a new Constitution, substantially enhanced the capacity of its criminal justice system and made great strides in the reform within the system
Updated: 01/24/2012 05:22A
Sponsorship and bribery in tri-party relationships
The Stuttgart Public Prosecutor's Office regards this as bribery of employees of a business, which is an offence under Section 299 of the Criminal Code. This raises the question: what are the wider legal implications of company sponsorship?
Updated: 01/24/2012 05:18A
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