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New Delhi, Rome in damage-control mode
But India points to Section 4 of the Indian Penal Code, which says any crime committed against an Indian or on an Indian vessel, “wherever it may be,” can be tried in India. “So there is extra-territorial application of both Indian and Italian laws.
Updated: 02/21/2012 01:45P
Motomura: No 'winner' in crime / Supreme Court upholds death sentence in 1999
With a capital punishment sentence having been finalized by the Supreme Court in the 1999 murders of a woman and her infant daughter by a minor, the woman's husband, said, "Social justice has at last been done," at a press conference on Monday.
Updated: 02/21/2012 01:32P
Stolen Valor and Super PACs
The new law made such lies a crime. The government has brought a handful of prosecutions under the law, and most of the judges in those cases have thrown them out on the grounds that the law is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.
Updated: 02/21/2012 01:23P
High crime levels hindering development in the Caribbean- report
The report's authors criticized the policies Caribbean nations are using to tackle crime, describing them as “short-sighted, policies, which have proven ineffective and, at times, detrimental to the rule of law. The report indicated that the challenges
Updated: 02/21/2012 01:13P
'Chilling' legacy of Leveson probe
The Leveson Inquiry into press standards has given rise to a "chilling atmosphere" which threatens freedom of speech in the UK, Education Secretary Michael Gove has warned. Mr Gove cautioned against allowing "judges, celebrities and the establishment"
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:53P
Tough on Crime? Tough on Non-Criminals
Too much ink has already been spilled on Stephen Harper's Omnibus Crime Bill, soon to become law. I preface it as Stephen Harper's because we should never forget who steered our criminal justice system, and by proxy, our societies, in this direction.
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:46P
CACP Appeals to Canadians - The Lens of Law Enforcement - "Why we are asking
These new medias are also being used as a safe haven for serious criminal activity - identity theft, child and sexual exploitation, gangs, organized crime and national security threats. "This is a huge challenge facing law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:46P
DOJ Lays Down the Law on Criminal E-Discovery Protocols
Criminal law attorneys for the federal government received their own e-discovery protocol and training mission last week. The government's Joint Electronic Technology Working Group, led by the Department of Justice, began developing a best practices
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:38P
Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords
Landlords must register with local councils in Scotland by law, but EPTAG argues they are disappointed landlords convicted of criminal offences against tenants can still carry on renting out homes. “The council in Edinburgh regulates landlords but has
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:37P
POLICE BLOTTER Feb. 21
The youths names were not released as per provision under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Kyle Staples, 24, of Cornwall was arrested Feb. 17. It is alleged that on Feb. 17 he continuously contacted an unknown 25-year-old female and demanded money.
Updated: 02/21/2012 12:27P
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