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The Criminal Procedure Law Amendment of China was passed in the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress of the country that concluded in Beijing on March 14. This is another big step forward in the country's democratic construction.
Updated: 03/19/2012 02:01P

Major Reduction in Crime Strategic Objective of Government - Bunting
Outlining the main features of the new approach, the Minister said that the strategy will focus largely on “removing the profit from crime.” This, he said, will be achieved by creating an “elite task force to bring the full force of the law against the
Updated: 03/19/2012 02:00P

How Do You Define A Hate Crime?
But we begin with NYU law professor James Jacobs, the author of "Hate Crime: Criminal Law and Identity Politics." He joins us on the phone from Whistler in British Columbia. Nice to have you on TALK OF THE NATION today. JAMES B. JACOBS: It's a pleasure
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:53P

Crime and punishment
The Greeks were able to close their eyes to what we'd regard nowadays as conscience crimes, covering a wide range of ideals, obsessions and eccentricities. Egypt's jumbled-up mix of law seems to favor paying off actors in a criminal court drama as if
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:48P

China Adopts Revision to Criminal Procedure Law
by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/19/2012 On March 14, 2012, the fifth session of the National People's Congress adopted the latest revision to China's Criminal Procedure Law (“Revised Law”). The Revised Law is the second amendment to the
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:41P

China Adopts Revision to Criminal Procedure Law
by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/19/2012 On March 14, 2012, the fifth session of the National People's Congress adopted the latest revision to China's Criminal Procedure Law (“Revised Law”). The Revised Law is the second amendment to the
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:41P

Brazil Chevron oil leak charges to focus on safety
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 19 (Reuters) - A Brazilian prosecutor plans to allege this week that Chevron and Transocean should not have drilled a deep-water well that leaked in November, legal documents showed, giving a glimpse into expected criminal charges
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:36P

Sharia Law in Action: The Outrage Over Moroccan Law
Indeed, just like the Bible, there is a penal code, but that is a tiny fraction of Sharia. And I can tell you this: Muslims are not seeking to supplant the law of the land with “Sharia.” They are not looking to start amputating hands, beating their
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:24P

College students rally at courthouse for Trayvon Martin
An estimated 75 protesters, dressed in black, gathered near the building's front door, singing, "We Shall Overcome" and chanting, "We want justice now!" They demanded a meeting with Pat Whitaker, chief of operations at the State Attorney's Office and
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:14P

Legal Reform In China: Quelling Tibetan Unrest? - Analysis
There is an urgent need for genuine legal reform, but will the revised criminal procedure code help quell Tibetan unrest? By Irene Chan SINCE MARCH 2011, 22 counts of self-immolations and large-scale protests by Tibetan Buddhist clergy have taken place
Updated: 03/19/2012 01:07P