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Bullying should be a crime, two-thirds of Canadians say in poll
The vast majority of Canadians — 90 per cent — were also in favour of a cyber-bullying law similar to one proposed in the United States that would make it a crime to bully someone online. According to the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day campaign website,
Updated: 02/29/2012 12:01P
Bullying should be a crime, two-thirds of Canadians say in poll
The vast majority of Canadians — 90 per cent — were also in favour of a cyber-bullying law similar to one proposed in the United States that would make it a crime to bully someone online. According to the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day campaign website,
Updated: 02/29/2012 12:01P
DR Congo: Q&A on the First Verdict at the International Criminal Court: The
What should be expected from the Lubanga verdict? Trial Chamber I has been deliberating the verdict in the Lubanga case since late August 2011. The judges also decided that they would issue the decision as soon as it is ready in English instead of
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:53A
Court obliges Prosecutor General's Office consider appeal from Tymoshenko's
According to the lawyer, "the judges broke the law and changed the reasons for closing the criminal cases against them on UESU." He added that if the PGO refuses to open a criminal case against the judges of the Higher Specialized Court for making a
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:44A
Court obliges prosecutors consider appeal from Tymoshenko's father-in-law
According to the lawyer, "the judges broke the law and changed the reasons for closing the criminal cases against them on UESU." He added that if the PGO refuses to open a criminal case against the judges of the Higher Specialized Court for making a
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:44A
114th Precinct Crime Watch
Ahmed was charged with assault and harassment at his arraignment at Queens Criminal Court. Law enforcement sources said investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the attack. A dispute between two straphangers on a Manhattan-bound “N”
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:40A
The Law and Domestic Violence
Section 234 of the Penal Code provides that any person who unlawfully does grievous harm to another is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life. Section 237 of the Penal Code provides that any person who unlawfully wounds another;
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:36A
Murdoch's Date With Justice
But these reports of criminal behavior in the United Kingdom have yet to trigger a prosecution of Murdoch here in the States, where top executives can be held liable for systematically bribing foreign officials. To stop this scandal from jumping the
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:35A
Identity Theft Tops Federal Trade Commission List of Complaints for 2011
business practices – enters complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network (CSN), a secure online database of millions of consumer complaints available to more than 2000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the United States and abroad.
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:28A
OFL Accuses Vale of Whitewashing Investigation Into Double Fatality, Calls for
"There have been four fatalities at Vale mines in Canada in under a year yet no charges have been laid under the criminal code. It is time for the law to crack down on corporate greed that puts lives at risk." Without the cooperation of management,
Updated: 02/29/2012 11:20A