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UCLA Students Spot 'The Terminator' While Traveling in DRC
Six unnamed students and UCLA Law professor Richard Steinberg spotted Bosco Ntaganda while traveling through the DRC as part of The Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project. The group was researching appropriate reparations for victims of war crimes
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:01P
Podcast: Irredeemable at 14?
At the time of his crime, Matthew couldn't legally smoke, drive or join the military, but he would receive a mandatory adult sentence — life without the possibility of parole. In a new podcast, you can listen to Matthew tell his own story.
Updated: 03/20/2012 02:37P
UPDATED: Missing teen's father not a suspect, authorities say
Sierra's father, Steve LaMar of Fremont, is a registered sex crimes offender, according to the state Megan's Law web site. But deputies do not consider him a suspect in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, 15, who has been missing since Friday morning.
Updated: 03/20/2012 02:36P
Governor approves tribal rights bill
YAKIMA — A measure led by the Yakama Nation that would allow American Indian tribes to regain civil and criminal jurisdiction over their people was signed into law Monday by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Currently, the state has criminal and civil jurisdiction
Updated: 03/20/2012 02:29P
Sirleaf defends homosexuality law
One would amend the penal code to make a person guilty of a second-degree felony if he or she "seduces, encourages or promotes another person of the same gender to engage in sexual activities" or "purposefully engages in acts that arouse or tend to
Updated: 03/20/2012 02:13P
Strong signal once again that Australia focused on anti-corruption
This follows close behind the Government's request in November 2011 for comments on proposed amendments to the bribery provisions in the Criminal Code, most notably the removal of the facilitation payment defence. The results of that consultation
Updated: 03/20/2012 01:42P
INTERVIEW-Legal aid poised to bring justice Sierra Leone's poor
/Katrina Manson By George Fominyen DAKAR (TrustLaw) – Enacting a legal aid bill will significantly improve access to justice in Sierra Leone where the majority of people are poor and cannot pay for the services of lawyers, a rights group in the
Updated: 03/20/2012 01:16P
Punishment greater than the crime
Mr Ravi could go away for years because, on top of spying, he was convicted of a hate crime: bias intimidation, a conviction probably influenced by Clementi's subsequent suicide. According to New Jersey's civil rights law, you are subject to a much
Updated: 03/20/2012 01:11P
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP | Perspective: Canadian Government
Yesterday, adding further uncertainty to the implications of engaging in cartel conduct, Bill C-10, the Canadian government's omnibus crime bill, received Royal Assent. Bill C-10 brings into law far-reaching amendments that fundamentally change
Updated: 03/20/2012 01:07P
Larry Elder Tells Good Day LA Trayvon Martin Case Is A 'Civil Matter,' Not A
“The idea that Al Sharpton or the Congressional Black Caucus needs to yell and scream for the law enforcement authorities to do their job, I find offensive.” Elder described Zimmerman as a “neighborhood watch captain concerned about crime” (some
Updated: 03/20/2012 01:04P
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