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Airdrie-born bill becomes law
A bill that was spearheaded by an Airdrie woman to prevent sexual offenders from being pardoned became a law on March 12. Bill C- 23 B: Eliminating Pardons for Serious Crimes Act was part of Bill C-10, an omnibus crime bill, which just received royal
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:49P
China's new law sanctions covert detentions
New York, March 14, 2012--China has approved revisions to its criminal code that grants police broad powers to hold journalists and others who discuss sensitive national issues without charge in secret detention for up to six months, according to news
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:43P
Don Draper: Modern-Day Criminal?
Imagine if lying about adultery were a crime, since as Justice Kagan posited, the government has a “strong interest in the sanctity of the family, the stability of the family.” Sticking with our fictitious world for a moment, Don Draper and almost
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:42P
Silver: Deal on criminal DNA database plan
Click here Silver: Deal on criminal DNA database plan 3 m ago By Yancey Roy Lawmakers have a deal on a new law to expand the state's criminal DNA database, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said Wednesday. Silver didn't provide details but
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:37P
Only criminals get 'abducted': Shahara
The kin of the dead claimed that abductors identified themselves as law enforcers. Human rights bodies expressed their concern over the incidents. 'Disappearances' or undercover killings emerged as a new crime trend in 2011, according to a report of
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:36P
UCLA Law Students Locate Compound of Congolese Militia Leader Wanted by
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 14, 2012) - A UCLA law professor and six of his students have located and obtained video of the compound of Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:36P
Silver: Deal reached on criminal DNA database expansion
Click here Silver: Deal reached on criminal DNA database expansion 2 m ago By Yancey Roy Lawmakers have a deal on a new law to expand the state's criminal DNA database, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said Wednesday.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:26P
Canadian Parliament Will Engage in Rare Abortion Debate
The committee would, if Parliament approves, review Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which says a child becomes “a human being . . . when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother.” That section of Canadian law also
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:25P
UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
By Lauri Gavel March 14, 2012 Category: Academics & Faculty A UCLA law professor and six of his students have located Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges, and obtained video of his compound.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:17P
UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
By Lauri Gavel March 14, 2012 Category: Academics & Faculty A UCLA law professor and six of his students have located Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on war crimes charges, and obtained video of his compound.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:17P
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