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BC justice in dire need of attention
Justice is a simple system, but with a thousand details which make it seem complicated. The simple foundation for justice is that individuals experiencing a legal crisis have the opportunity to have that issue resolved by an independent and impartial
Updated: 02/19/2012 07:28P

Is There a Right to Lie?
The Justice Department argues that the Stolen Valor Act serves an “important” government interest: preserving the integrity and credibility of the military medals program. False claims, it maintains, dilute the reputation and meaning of the medals.
Updated: 02/19/2012 06:38P

Graft victim can appeal tainted babu's acquittal: Bombay HC
A division bench of Justices VM Kanade and ML Tahaliyani recently expanded the legal definition of the word "victim" in the amended Criminal Procedure Code to include complainants in corruption cases. The judges said, "In a case under the Prevention of
Updated: 02/19/2012 06:10P

local group joins statewide effort to reassess corrections strategy
A local group is questioning whether Wisconsin is getting the most for its criminal justice dollar with its relatively high rate of incarceration of offenders. There has to be a better way, say members of JONAH, a local organization of faith-based
Updated: 02/19/2012 05:47P

Zimbabwe to ratify Convention against Torture
Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa said he would soon lobby Cabinet for the ratification of the Convention. He said Zimbabwe did not condone torture by law enforcement agents. "Our laws and Constitution prohibit the commission of
Updated: 02/19/2012 05:44P

Hermitage woman faces vehicular homicide charges in rare use of law after
But in a rare use of the law, prosecutors also are charging Brown with the same crimes. She faces as many as three decades in prison. Police and prosecutors says Brown violated a part of the highway safety section of the Tennessee Code that makes it
Updated: 02/19/2012 05:26P

Human Trafficking Lecture At UTC Is Feb. 29
After graduating from Georgetown University, she attended Georgetown University Law Center, and was trained as a criminal investigator. She left law school to join ABC News in Washington, DC. In the 1980s, she served as political director of Cable News
Updated: 02/19/2012 04:59P

Philippine MPs amend anti-money laundering law
By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: The Philippine House of Representatives has approved a bill amending the country's anti-money laundering law by expanding its definition as well as the list of institutions and new crimes covered such as terrorism.
Updated: 02/19/2012 04:11P

Results beginning to show in fight against crime/corruption - Radebe
The overall targets require that we change the way we approach the fight against crime and corruption through strong partnerships while ensuring that the Criminal Justice System is people-centred and victim friendly. Based on this approach,
Updated: 02/19/2012 03:56P

Ontario Canada Gamblers May Get Single Game Sports Betting Soon
Last November the bill passed a second reading in the House of Commons and was made available to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for further examination. The Committee then unanimously approved Comartin's bill, which has sent it back
Updated: 02/19/2012 02:41P