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UN OHCHR pleased with moves to repeal PNG Sorcery Act
However in terms of the victims of sorcery related attacks and killings, it has the effect of shifting the focus away from accountability of the attackers or taking them through the criminal justice system, and shifting that onto the responsibility of
Updated: 03/08/2012 11:09P
The Next Round: Defense Team Sees Appellate Issues Aplenty in Stanford Case
Saying it “wasn't OK for Allen Stanford to lie, cheat and steal for 20 years,” prosecutor William Stellmach of the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, asked jurors to find the Houston financier guilty of all 14 criminal counts against him.
Updated: 03/08/2012 11:04P
China House unveils law to detain dissidents in secret
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 11:01P
Tough market for law enforcement jobs
In law enforcement's competitive job market, building up a resume with the right education is a must. When you think of a classroom, a firing range probably isn't what comes to mind. But for criminal justice-law enforcement students at Western
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:51P
2 candidates file for 238th District Court position
She earned her bachelor's degree from Baylor University and her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1994. Rittenberry has practiced civil and criminal law since 2002. He previously has served as an assistant county attorney and as an
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:45P
2 candidates file for 238th District Court position
She earned her bachelor's degree from Baylor University and her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1994. Rittenberry has practiced civil and criminal law since 2002. He previously has served as an assistant county attorney and as an
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:45P
Community Justice Centre to be set up
In about one-third of criminal cases, and more than 90 per cent of maintenance and family violence cases, parties represent themselves. In civil cases, there is also a fair share of self-represented accused. All defendants in cases dealt with by the
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:44P
Immigration's top officer quizzed over forgery
JAKARTA: As part of their investigation of a document forgery case involving Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's immigration chief Rochadi Iman Santoso, police questioned on Thursday the director general of immigration at the Law and Human Rights
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:30P
Minority students and punishments
Facing harsher punishment due to color is not just a problem in schools, it is a problem in the criminal-justice system as well. Once these kids, who are falling under the zero-tolerance rules at their schools, get into the criminal-justice system,
Updated: 03/08/2012 10:15P
Marriage Litigation Strategy: From John Lawrence to Kristin Perry
Lambda Legal took a case that needed to go to the Supreme Court: the continued acceptance of criminal anti-sodomy laws under Bowers v. Hardwick gave legitimacy to every piece of anti-gay legislation and every instance of anti-gay discrimination.
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:35P
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