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Unlocking the Holocaust's Hidden History
Between 1943 and 1948, the commission supported over 2000 trials that held the mid-level criminals of World War II accountable for the crimes they committed, as well as being a key component in Allied efforts to bring major war criminals to justice.
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:07A
States, courts and the illegal alien disaster
The justices are scheduled to hear the Arizona immigration law case and should hand down a ruling before recessing for the summer. Those following the case know the lower courts have said the stringent state law is pre-empted by the less stringent
Updated: 03/04/2012 03:34A
Homeland Security degree planned
Joe Morris, head of the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Sciences, said the university started developing the program after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Courses will cover a variety of security issues, such as international terrorism;
Updated: 03/04/2012 02:26A
Homeland Security degree planned
Joe Morris, head of the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Sciences, said the university started developing the program after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Courses will cover a variety of security issues, such as international terrorism;
Updated: 03/04/2012 02:16A
Law amendment to balance human rights protection
BEIJING - The draft amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law, to be submitted for final review and voting, highlights the principle of protecting human rights and punishing criminals as a whole, said a spokesman in Beijing Sunday.
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:38A
Originally Published: Legal Blogs
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Updated: 03/04/2012 12:15A
Originally Published: Legal Blogs
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. As listed in full on...the authors were US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg... ...Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court decided that the Alien Tort... ...Petersburg) noted a US Supreme Court
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:15A
Fight the blight: Elmira officials ready to take on more property code violators
In addition to criminal prosecutions, City Manager John Burin said changes are in the works for the mechanics of city code enforcement. "One of my goals for 2012 is to take a hard look at the way we're enforcing our code and either beef up the current
Updated: 03/03/2012 10:21P
Brodbeck: JHS has some fuzzy math
For example, the CSC projected that recent changes to the Criminal Code, including the elimination of two-for-one pre-trial credit, would cause the federal prison population in Canada to soar to 17338 by Feb. 28, 2012. The actual prison population on
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:03P
Wildrose Party Coasters: Campaign Against Alberta's Impaired Driving Law Irks
The law passed last year targets drivers who are close to the Criminal Code limit _ between .05 and .08 blood alcohol content. Wildrose has been passing out drink coasters with slogans urging Albertans to get the law repealed. It says the law misses
Updated: 03/03/2012 08:42P