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Crime and Courts: Supreme Court rejects court-appointed lawyers for poor in
He joined The Capital Times in 2000, where he has covered city, county and state government in addition to law enforcement. He has also worked for the Portage Daily Register and has written for the Isthmus weekly newspaper in Madison.
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:51A
European draft data law announced: What you need to know
The new Criminal Justice Directive will cover all matters pertaining to law enforcement, investigation, detection, or prosecution of criminal offences. This one is a tricky one, and details are still yet to be finalised. This 'pet project' of the
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:45A
Eminent Jurist Vepa P Sarathi passes away
He used to teach Criminal Law, Property Laws, Law of Evidence and Constitutional Law at National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad. Speaking to Bar & Bench Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu, NALSAR's Registrar said, “It is definitely a
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:39A
Juvenile Courts Law to Pass Within Months: Minister
“We need a law governing [the prosecution of minors] to ensure that children's right to justice is protected,” she said. Linda said the juvenile courts, once established, would prioritize the protection of children when dealing with cases, including by
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:29A
New EU-Wide Law to Tackle White Collar Crime
By Daniela Cavaliere The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today announced plans for new EU-wide laws providing criminal sanctions for insider trading and market manipulation. The law will create homogeneous laws across
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:22A
Data protection in criminal justice
The purpose of the proposed Directive is to establish a regulatory framework at the European level for the exchange between national police forces of the Member States of personal data in criminal investigations. It was presented in parallel to a
Updated: 01/25/2012 07:14A
'Law will not allow people to resort to violence'
Superintendent Denis Shields said the implementation of the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 almost two weeks ago must be strictly adhered to. “It doesn't give anybody a licence to use violence against people,” he said.
Updated: 01/25/2012 06:39A
Army chief not responsible for crimes, prosecution says
“The Prosecution has looked into the allegations presented by the Fund for Humanitarian Law investigating all files on war crimes which the Fund mentioned in Dikovi?'s case, and determined that there is no basis for suspicion of Dikovi?'s criminal
Updated: 01/25/2012 06:22A
Prosecution: Army chief not responsible for crimes
“The Prosecution has looked into the allegations presented by the Fund for Humanitarian Law investigating all files on war crimes which the Fund mentioned in Dikovi?'s case, and determined that there is no basis for suspicion of Dikovi?'s criminal
Updated: 01/25/2012 06:22A
Limits On Interest Rates In Loan Agreements
Loan agreements governed by Ontario law commonly include a provision that is intended to address the maximum effective annual rate of interest that is chargeable thereunder without contravening the usury provisions of the Criminal Code (Canada).
Updated: 01/25/2012 05:45A
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