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DA anticipates long legal battle after SCA ruling
Zille said this case was about ensuring that South Africa had an independent criminal justice system. She said the SCA's ruling confirmed that a decision to withdraw charges against Zuma can be reviewed by the courts. “This is a fundamental check and
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:47A
Legal eagles predict a long battle as DA lauds SCA ruling
Zille said this case was about ensuring that South Africa had an independent criminal justice system. She said the SCA's ruling confirmed that a decision to withdraw charges against Zuma can be reviewed by the courts. “This is a fundamental check and
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:04A
Legal eagles predict a long battle as DA lauds SCA ruling
Zille said this case was about ensuring that South Africa had an independent criminal justice system. She said the SCA's ruling confirmed that a decision to withdraw charges against Zuma can be reviewed by the courts. “This is a fundamental check and
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:04A
Declaration of bankruptcy in UAE: Who, when and how?
The trader must apply for a declaration of bankruptcy if the thirty (30) days lapse from the date when he ceased paying his debts and a failure to do so make him liable for bankruptcy by default which is a criminal offence under the UAE Penal Code,
Updated: 03/21/2012 01:29A
Illegal Logging Can be Tracked and Unlawful Profits Confiscated
The report, Justice for Forests: Improving Criminal Justice Efforts to Combat Illegal Logging, says that to be effective, law enforcement needs to look past low-level criminals and look at where the profits from illegal logging go.
Updated: 03/21/2012 01:14A
OBL's brother-in-law comes out to save her sister (Part Two)
While referring to some articles of Pakistani Constitution and clauses of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), he said that registration of cases against his sister was violation of basic human rights. Osama's brother-in-law argued his sister could not be
Updated: 03/21/2012 01:04A
What are the chances for lese majeste reform now?
Unsurprisingly, Article 1[1]2 of the Criminal Code, otherwise known as the Lese Majeste Law, and its related Computer Crimes Act have been enforced with growing frequency. In return, the government gets to rule without debilitating street protests and
Updated: 03/21/2012 01:01A
Funds at stake, local governments race to update state's crime files
Texas' computerized criminal history program tracks crimes committed in Texas, assigning a tracking number that follows each case through arrest until it is disposed. Texas law defines disposition as “an action that results in the termination,
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:52A
Local governments race to update states files on crime
Texas' computerized criminal history program tracks crimes committed in Texas, assigning a tracking number that follows each case through arrest until it is disposed. Texas law defines disposition as “an action that results in the termination,
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:52A
Criminal case against Osama's widow, children challenged
Mr Abdalfattah challenged the registration of a criminal case under sections 13 and 14 of the Foreign Act and sections 212 and 419 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). He said sections 13 and 14 of the Foreign Act could not apply to his sister and her
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:09A
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