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China Acts to Give Defendants Greater Rights
The hard-fought changes, amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law, were presented to the National People's Congress and are almost certain to be adopted next week. They curb the power of the police and prosecutors to detain suspects without notifying
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:03A
China backs down on bid for secret detention
CHINA has taken a small step back from its ever-encroaching police-state model by dumping a new law that would have given security forces official power to detain people without informing their families. The provision became known among activists as
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:02A
China removes 'disappearance clause '
A list of proposed amendments to China's existing criminal law, being debated this week by the National People's Congress, or parliament, originally included a clause that would legalise secret detentions. Activists said the clause - which stipulated
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:01A
China backs down from legalising secret detentions
BEIJING - China has abandoned controversial plans to make it legal to "disappear" criminal suspects following a huge public outcry, in a move hailed as a victory for judicial reformers. Proposed changes to China's criminal law being debated this week
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:58A
China gives more power to secret dissident detentions
Police powers to hold suspects facing subversion and other state security accusations are set out in revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law presented to parliament, the National People's Congress, now in annual full session.
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:55A
'Caylee's Law' Would Criminalize Failing To Report A Missing Child
Jack Franks (D- Woodstock) says his bill, Caylee's Law (HB 3804) aims to close holes in the criminal code. The bill, which passed the state House on Wednesday, would make it a felony to fail to report a child under 13 years old missing after 24 hours.
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:47A
Lords defeats for legal aid reforms
The House of Lords has inflicted yet another defeat on Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's controversial legal aid reforms. Peers on all sides of the House have spoken out against the plans, which aim to create savings of £350 million over the next three
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:40A
China's new criminal law not 'new' enough
A revised criminal law was submitted to China's Parliament on Thursday that critics said continued to give unfettered powers to the police to detain those suspected of endangering national security. The amended Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) was
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:35A
Stalking to be made a criminal offence
by Luke Thomas Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce today that stalking will be made into a specific criminal offence. As a means of marking International Women's Day, the PM is expected to announce plans for a new law with the purpose of
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:19A
Flawed Indian justice
Shah's lost years, which he describes as "pain and agony", point to two major failings in India's dysfunctional criminal justice system. Administrative delays mean suspects charged with non-bailable offences must often wait years before the evidence
Updated: 03/08/2012 08:19A
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