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Uhuru Lawyer Draws Fire for His Attack on ICC's Integrity
Mr Steven Kay, a veteran of the international tribunals, also appeared to cast doubt on the ability of "show trials" to offer justice to victims of mass crimes and suspects in his contribution at a public lecture in London a fortnight ago.
Updated: 02/26/2012 01:13A

Uhuru Lawyer Draws Fire for His Attack on ICC's Integrity
Mr Steven Kay, a veteran of the international tribunals, also appeared to cast doubt on the ability of "show trials" to offer justice to victims of mass crimes and suspects in his contribution at a public lecture in London a fortnight ago.
Updated: 02/26/2012 01:13A

Commentary: Keeping them accountable
This is the best news for our criminal justice system in many years. Why would Gov. Deal want to do this and what are these courts? Why would I say it's such good news? Gov. Deal wants to do this and it is good news because it will strengthen our
Updated: 02/26/2012 12:45A

Bill Calls for DNA Sampling Upon Arrest
Some Wheeling criminal defense attorneys take issue with HB 2858. "I find it appalling that the government can get a DNA sample based upon an accusation," said attorney Robert McCoid. He said collection of DNA upon arrest constitutes an invasion of
Updated: 02/26/2012 12:33A

A crisis of truth
The possibility of the phantom witness, created by an unscrupulous law-enforcement officer in order to provide the evidence necessary to put away a 'notorious criminal', was well known to both sides of our adversarial criminal-justice system.
Updated: 02/26/2012 12:01A

Legal immigrants face deportation for filing false tax return
Immigration authorities issued the deportation order under a provision of law added by Congress in 1994 that defined "aggravated felony" to include crimes of "fraud or deceit" that cost the victims more than $200000, a threshold later lowered to $10000
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:44P

Researchers urge UN to open vault on Nazi war crimes cases
UN archivist Bridget Sisk opening a section of the 184 reels of microfilm about World War II criminals last week. Photo by: AP "It's outrageous that material which could help bring today's war criminals to justice and improve our understanding of the
Updated: 02/25/2012 09:52P

Researchers to UN: Make WWII Archives Public
The campaigners are arguing the files are not only historically valuable but also might unearth legal precedents that could help bring some of today's war criminals to justice. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington is also seeking to have the
Updated: 02/25/2012 09:34P

MIND Da NEWS: Law Ruling Out Truth
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/25 February) — Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, chair of the Impeachment Court (IC) trying Chief Justice Renato C. Corona for culpable violation of the Constitution, betrayal of public trust and graft and corruption,
Updated: 02/25/2012 09:23P

Criminal charges against Seth Wescott dropped
Get details of the crimes of which they are accused. Install a free QR Code reader on your smart phone. Once the app is downloaded to your phone, open the app and click "Scan". Using your phone's camera, scan or take a picture of our code with your new
Updated: 02/25/2012 09:15P