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Hague court finds Congolese warlord guilty
By Anthony Deutsch | THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Hague international war crimes court found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty in its first ruling on Wednesday after a decade of work limited largely to Africa while major cases in the Middle
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:54A
Do Reactions To Drug-Sniffing Dogs Say More About Drug Policy Than Privacy?
Sure enough, when police tools are applied to drug enforcement investigations, the tools are regarded as more privacy-invading than when the same tools are applied to other types of criminal investigation. As a matter of black letter law,
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:51A
Legal Action protects the public
By Royal Griggs Legal Action-Wisconsin is a non-profit law firm working a range of poverty law issues, from evictions to divorce, elder abuse, public benefits, foreclosure, driver license, criminal records and legal help for re-entering inmates.
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:45A
Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers
This guilty verdict demonstrates that the ICC can step in to bring them to justice.” The recruitment and use of children in armed conflict by foreign and Congolese armed groups continue to this day in the north-east and east of the DRC.
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:37A
Court shows right way
The criminal justice cluster recently released statistics which indicated that, although crime incidents were showing a downward trend, crimes such as rape were on the rise. Coupled with the scourge of rape is the HIV pandemic that is threatening to
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:36A
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao calls for political reforms even as Peoples
The 10-day session ended with the legislature giving final and overwhelming approval to changes in the country's criminal code that will allow police to legally hold government critics for six months at a time in secret detention centers.
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:32A
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao calls for political reforms even as Peoples
The 10-day session ended with the legislature giving final and overwhelming approval to changes in the country's criminal code that will allow police to legally hold government critics for six months at a time in secret detention centers.
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:32A
China Parliament Restricts Secret Detention of Criminal Suspects
China's parliament has approved a revised criminal procedure law that aims to restrict police powers to secretly detain criminal suspects. The law, passed Wednesday on the final session of the 10-day National People's Congress, codifies the already
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:30A
Key techniques to fighting crime by becoming a good witness
By Russell Mills Certain techniques can prove extremely valuable to law enforcement if someone witnesses or becomes the victim of a violent crime. Knowing beforehand what to look for and how to behave can make a huge difference in determining whether
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:22A
Key techniques to fighting crime by becoming a good witness
By Russell Mills Certain techniques can prove extremely valuable to law enforcement if someone witnesses or becomes the victim of a violent crime. Knowing beforehand what to look for and how to behave can make a huge difference in determining whether
Updated: 03/14/2012 06:22A
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