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Bending the gender on rape cases
By Hasina Kharbih Team Leader, Impulse THE RECENT recommendations by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on rape laws, as part of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, are highly inadequate and in most cases completely contradictory.
Updated: 01/27/2012 02:02P
Modern forensic lab to improve criminal justice system: CM
Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Member National Assembly (MNA) Muhammad Afzal Khokhar, Members Provincial Assembly (MPAs) Khawaja Salman Rafique, Saiful Malook Khokhar, Planning and Development chairman, home secretary, Lahore commissioner
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:45P
Kenya: When Does Journalism Become a Crime Against Humanity?
In contrast, under the Rome Statute and international speech crime law, one can be jailed for life. Hate speech, under the rapidly evolving international law, is viewed as part of the same chain of action that leads or paves the way to the commission
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:23P
Justice Dept. takes on itself in probe of 2001 anthrax attacks
It destroys confidence in the criminal findings,'' said Paul Rothstein, a law professor at Georgetown University. The documents were filed in a lawsuit over the October 2001 death of Robert Stevens, a Florida photo editor who was the first victim of
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:20P
Of extra judicial killings
A pertinent query should relate to ferreting out the alleged deficits of the criminal justice administration system that have brought us into an indefensible scenario. If one has to believe that only the worst of criminals tainted by the commission of
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:15P
US law enforcement unit to focus on residential mortgage-backed securities
That's exactly why we had to change the laws." Obama obtained a major new financial regulation law from Congress in July 2010. In Friday's news conference at the Justice Department, reporters were handed a two-page list of 13 successful criminal
Updated: 01/27/2012 01:12P
Three principles to kickstart UN discussion on the rule of law
Perhaps it is easier to see what the rule of law is not. In recent weeks, we've seen three striking examples that illustrate the politicisation of law. In Spain, on January 17, Judge Baltasar Garzon, who has advanced the frontiers of justice abroad by
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:45P
NM criminal statute reform moves through Senate
State senators voted Thursday to send the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee and law enforcement officials hope state lawmakers can end the six years statute of limitations for second-degree murder. The move comes after the body of Albuquerque
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:44P
Police chief faces case in military court for 'hitting' ma
of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act; RA 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act; and Article 266 of the Revised Penal Code against Agustin Renero, chief of the Carbon Police Station in Cebu City.
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:39P
Holders rolls out mortgage investigation unit
By Peter Schroeder - 01/27/12 12:20 PM ET The Justice Department officially unveiled a new unit devoted to investigating criminal behavior in the housing market Friday. President Obama announced he was forming the new team during Tuesday's State of the
Updated: 01/27/2012 12:23P
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