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Irregularities of Criminal Justice in Egypt and Iraq
JURIST Columnist Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the allegedly irregular criminal proceedings going on against Americans working for NGOs in Egypt and an Iraqi vice president appear ordinary to the members of
Updated: 02/27/2012 10:18A
Aram I: Armenians' Genocide reparation demand valid
Hence, the confiscation of properties is a continuous crime against humanity. The international law provides the legal basis for the successors of the victims of genocide to present a collective claim for the return of properties to their rightful
Updated: 02/27/2012 10:09A
Moralists Who Don't Speak Out Against Adultery Are Hypocrites
l"Not only are both acts of prostitution and homosexuality criminal but they are also categorised as offences against morality in the Penal Code." Not long ago the Penal Code described adultery as such! People met and challenged this law.
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:40A
Fusion Center in Tennessee draws trends on crime
Fusion centers like the one in Tennessee were created after 9/11 to address gaps in communication about potential criminal and terrorist activity between law enforcement agencies on the local, state and national level. Agents who oversee the center say
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:36A
AG Holder Could Be Jailed for Ongoing Fast & Furious Cover-up
Tensions are rising quickly in the investigation of the deadly federal gun-running operation “Fast and Furious” as Attorney General Eric Holder's Department of Justice continues to unlawfully withhold subpoenaed documents.
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:59A
Spanish court acquits disgraced judge Baltasar Garzon for probe into right
Garzon has said he may appeal that case. A guilty verdict in the civil war case would have led to a similar sentence, although possibly longer. A Supreme Court spokeswoman said Garzon was absolved in the Civil War case by judges in a 6-1 vote.
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:52A
Spanish court clears ex-judge in Civil War probe
Garzon has long been an activist judge, willing to aggressively interpret Spanish laws allowing for prosecution of crimes against humanity across borders. He tried to put Pinochet on trial in Madrid for such crimes, and indicted Osama bin Laden in 2003
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:46A
Law slams door on Tony Mokbel's escape
Attorney-General Robert Clark's new law to fix up the problem of dodgy affidavits will also stop the hundreds of other convicted and accused criminals who were expected to follow Mokbel's lead. Mr Clark's retrospective legislation should put an end to
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:38A
Law slams door on drug lord's escape
Attorney-General Robert Clark's new law to fix up the problem of dodgy affidavits will also stop the hundreds of other convicted and accused criminals who were expected to follow Mokbel's lead. Mr Clark's retrospective legislation should put an end to
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:38A
Choppy legal water ahead
But the law does not necessarily mirror public sentiment. And while Italian maritime law varies from that of Canadian legislation — ?unlike Canada, abandoning ship is a criminal offence in Italy — ?Schettino could face manslaughter, shipwreck and
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:13A
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