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Georgia answers Lavrov about canceling law
According to Interfax, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on March 14 that Russia is ready to cancel its visa regime with Georgia if Tbilisi will amend the law on the occupied territories; specifically, the article, which makes it a crime for
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:02P
Guatemala: UN rights chief underlines need to address rule of law challenges
Ms. Pillay deplored high levels of insecurity, crime and violence in Guatemala and condemned the brutality of organized criminal syndicates, but stressed that their heinous actions do not give the State the excuse to operate outside the rule of law.
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:57P
The Dharun Ravi verdict does little for other Tyler Clementis
But it's likely the public debate stirred up by his trial – about whether or not hate crime laws are too extreme – will continue for a long time to come. The defense relied largely on witnesses who testified that they'd never heard Ravi speak poorly of
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:42P
22 police recruits arraigned over fake certificates
The accused persons were arraigned on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and using as true a certificate known to be false, contrary to sections 97, 363132 163 of the penal code law. The prosecuting counsel, Insp. David
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:37P
Police Inspector testifies at murder trial of commercial sex worker.
Balogun had alleged that the defendant stabbed the victim with a bottle on his shoulder, near his armpit, resulting in his death. According to her, the murder was contrary to Section 316(2) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap C17 Vol 2, Laws of Lagos State,
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:36P
Defanging the Lacey Act: The Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust
Critics of the Overcriminalization Project at The Heritage Foundation—a project that enjoys support from organizations across the political and policy spectrums, such as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Manhattan
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:21P
Brazilian Prosecutors Try to Bypass Amnesty to Try Human Rights Crimes
The work of Justia de Transicin (Transitional Justice), a group made up of public prosecutors from several Brazilian states, is based on the concept that forced disappearances committed during the 1964-1985 dictatorship are ongoing crimes.
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:19P
Ex-Rutgers student convicted of hate crime, invasion of privacy in webcam
His freshman-year roommate, Tyler Clementi, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010, just days after Clementi's intimate encounter with another man. (AP Photo/John O'Boyle, Pool) NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - A former Rutgers
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:18P
Students Explore Options in Criminal Justice Schools, Careers and Masters
Tempe, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/16/2012 -- More college-bound students are utilizing the information resources at CJ-Direct.com to explore the growing options in criminal justice schools and programs. The Criminal Justice Direct Website provides
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:10P
INDONESIA: Forkorus and four others' sentence violates human rights law
The five men were convicted of treason under Article 106 of the Indonesian Criminal Code. While the treason laws are intended to prosecute serious crimes against the state, alleged members of the armed resistance are rarely if ever brought to trial in
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:07P
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