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Concerns over Chinese detention reforms
The revised criminal procedure law, which is expected to be passed by the country's legislature on Wednesday, would render all evidence collected under torture unusable, grant suspects immediate access to a lawyer and oblige authorities to tell
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:42A
EU targets organised crime
By Nikolaj Nielsen BRUSSELS - The European Commission outlined a new set of rules on Monday (12 March) that could make it easier for law enforcement to freeze and confiscate criminal assets. In a Europe caught in the grips of tough austerity measures
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:30A
EU targets profits of organised crime
By Nikolaj Nielsen BRUSSELS - The European Commission outlined a new set of rules on Monday (12 March) that could make it easier for law enforcement to freeze and confiscate criminal assets. In a Europe caught in the grips of tough austerity measures
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:30A
Hayward Criminal Lawyers at the Law Offices of Robert J. Beles Are Offering
Hayward criminal lawyers at the Law Offices of Robert J. Beles announce they are providing a free consultation and case review to people charged with crimes in the Hayward area who are seeking representation through 2012. Hayward criminal lawyers at
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:25A
Provinces concerned about costs as crime bill passes
"This will be welcomed, particularly by victims, those involved with law enforcement and, as we know, Canadians are supportive of what we are doing in this area." While critics fear the bill will have little impact on reducing crime and may even harden
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:22A
Lockerbie Revealed: extracts and analysis
The suitcase contained clothes, which he was alleged to have bought from a small shop in Sliema, Malta called Mary's House, when he visited the island on 7 December 1988. British forensic experts had found bomb-damaged clothing fragments,
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:03A
GCHQ staff could be at risk of prosecution for war crimes
CIVILIAN staff at GCHQ could be at risk of being prosecuted for war crimes, human rights lawyers have warned. A charity and law firm is taking action against the British government, accusing it of passing on intelligence to assist US covert drone
Updated: 03/13/2012 03:24A
MPs debate Code of Conduct
For example, if someone is referred to the police because the commissioner is concerned about a police investigation that might have implications for the criminal law, the commissioner comes to the Committee and provides evidence to show why the
Updated: 03/13/2012 02:57A
Quebec raises concerns as controversial crime bill passes
"As the attorney general, it is my responsibility to apply criminal laws but it's also my responsibility to safeguard the public and prevent recidivism," he said. Quebec has estimated the new measures would cost the province $600 million and also has
Updated: 03/13/2012 02:47A
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Argument preview: Youthful crimes, life
Florida had drawn a clear constitutional line between homicide and non-homicide crimes for purposes of a life-without-parole sentence for a minor. Represented by the same lawyers, from the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., the two youths
Updated: 03/13/2012 02:35A
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