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Trayvon Martin: Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law ticket to murder?
Caroline Brewer with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says the law allowed Floridians with criminal backgrounds, including many who plead guilty to assault, burglaries, and child molestation, to obtain concealed carry licenses.
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:32A
Tax Avoidance: Criminal Liability For A Foreign Company's Management
According to its well established case-law, tax evasion does not involve a criminal intent and therefore criminal liabilities should be excluded. In a few cases, though, the Italian Supreme Court found that tax evasion was relevant for criminal
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:18A
Background checks in legal spotlight
Company spokesman Tim McIntyre wouldn't comment on the case, but in an email response, he was clear: “We do not apologize for conducting criminal background checks.” Identifying potential hires who could pose a threat to a company's assets or the
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:54A
Legal Aid Bill part two
Prisoners serving whole-life sentences should have their tariff reviewed after a certain period of imprisonment, a former law lord has said. Lord Lloyd of Berwick said that before the 2003 Criminal Justice Act the home secretary would review a
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:44A
Make bribing of voters a cognisable offence: EC
"The Election Commission of India has suggested for amendment in the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to make the offence of bribery under Section 171B/171E of IPC a cognisable offence," Minister of State for Home Mullappally
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:23A
Make bribing of voters a cognisable offence: EC
"The Election Commission of India has suggested for amendment in the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to make the offence of bribery under Section 171B/171E of IPC a cognisable offence," Minister of State for Home Mullappally
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:23A
No need for new law to punish people committing road rage: Home Minister
NEW DELHI: There is no need for a separate law to punish persons indulging in road rage as existing measures are adequate to deal with such crimes, Home Minister P Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha today. "We don't need a separate law to punish crime
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:19A
INDIA: Brutal custodial torture by Harora and Ashoknagar police in West Bengal
The victim alleges that the police have fabricated both cases against him under non-bailable offences of the Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and for other offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 like, lurking house trespass and
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:16A
World Bank Report: Criminal Gangs Make $10-15 Billion Through Illegal Logging
The report shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report affirms that to be effective, law enforcement needs to look
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:08A
World Bank Report: Criminal Gangs Make $10-15 Billion Through Illegal Logging
The report shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report affirms that to be effective, law enforcement needs to look
Updated: 03/21/2012 06:08A
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